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Orange Community Housing Corporation <br /> Post Office Box 307 • 1168 West Main Street • Carr6oro, NC 27510-0307 <br /> Donna L. Dyer Telephone: 919/967.1545 <br /> Executive Director FAX: 919/968-4030 <br /> RECEIVED <br /> April 27, 1993 <br /> MAY — 31993 <br /> Mr. Moses Carey, Chairman Ans'd. <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Post Office Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> Dear Chairman Carey: <br /> In 1992, Orange Community Housing Corporation worked hard on developing Erwin <br /> Village, a 20-unit single family subdivision on Erwin Road in Chapel Hill. In order to <br /> make that project affordable to families with incomes below 80% of the area median, <br /> we needed both federal HOME funds, which we received through the HOME <br /> consortium program, and a substantial additional commitment of loans and grants <br /> from the Town of Chapel Hill. While both the Town staff and council were supportive <br /> of Erwin Village throughout the review process, the Town Council decided the ultimate <br /> prices of homes were too expensive to warrant their commitment of funds. <br /> To prepare the plans and documents for Erwin Village, OCHC spent $45,000 in pre- <br /> development costs. Most of those funds were to the engineering firm that designed ' <br /> the plans and specifications; a complete list of these expenditures is attached. One of <br /> the expenditures of funds is a $696.00 fee paid to the County for a sedimentation and <br /> erosion control permit. The Town of Chapel Hill reimbursed OCHC for $35,000 of <br /> those costs and requested that we ask the County to contribute to the pre- <br /> development losses as well. If funds are available to reimburse some of these costs <br /> to OCHC, please consider this request for funding. <br /> If you would like to talk with us further regarding the uses of these funds and the <br /> Erwin Village subdivision generally, please contact me at 919-361-8000, or Donna <br /> Dyer, Executive Director, at 967-1545. We would be happy to provide any information <br /> you may need to consider this issue. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Keith E. Aldridge, Chair <br /> Board of Directors <br /> Attachment <br /> cc: John Link <br /> Tara Fikes <br />