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county, town to <br /> froe o <br /> f es for <br /> victims of tornadoes' destruction <br /> By RAY GRONBERG <br /> member Bob Rose insisted on the deadline, <br /> The Chapel Hill Herald saying it was needed to give property own- <br /> HILLSBOROUGH Orange County and "Ourfeeling was that we ers in the stricken North Fairview neigh- <br /> borhood an incentive to rebuild quickly. <br /> town officials have decided, at least for <br /> now, to forgo charging tornado victims fees didn't want to present any "If you leave it over a long period of <br /> for building and other permits they need Wrrier to ictim time, a lot of that stuff is just going to sit," <br /> v <br /> before rebuilding their homes. tTII9 Rose said. "A lot of it is rental property. <br /> County Manager John Link Jr. said Tues- to get their lives b"kin order." There are landlords that need to get on <br /> day officials want to make it easier for with the program." <br /> those whose homes were damaged or de- JOHN LINK JR., The town board, like the county, has <br /> stroyed to recover from the Nov. 23 storm, COUNTY MANAGER made no decision on how to balance its <br /> which ravaged the outskirts of Hills- books for the lost fees. The town already <br /> borough. has an arrangement with OCIM to pay for <br /> "Our feeling was that we didn't want to Link said building inspectors will check the agency's trash collection fees through a <br /> present any barrier to victims trying to get the names of people applying for permits contribution, and Planning Director Marg- <br /> their lives back in order," Link said. "Cer- against a list of the families who suffered aret Hauth told board members they could <br /> tainly I think this is in the spirit of other ef: storm damage. They're also keeping track do something similar in this case. - ' - <br /> forts we've pursued with folks who need af- of how much the permits would have cost. Board members made little comment on <br /> fordable housing or who need other kinds <br /> of assistance." They're doing that because the county that idea, but Rose did say that he wasn't <br /> does have a policy against waiving fees en- in favor of asking OCIM or any other agen <br /> Orange County officials decided on the tirely. Officials haven't ruled out trying to cy to foot the bill outright. <br /> no-pay policy a couple of weeks ago, and recover the costs of the permits, Link said. "We need to work out a mechanism to <br /> Hillsborough's town board voted, Monday Sometime after the first of the year, he not hit people in their pocketbook," Rose <br /> night to follow their lead. i - - <br /> The permits needed to install a mobile said, they'll decide whether they'll ask a said. "And I I don't want to hit OCIM, ei <br /> home in the county's jurisdiction typically local charity such as Orange Congregations ther." <br /> cost about $109, according to Joe Weathers, in Mission for a reimbursement. Or they Some of this discussion, however, may be <br /> the county's permits coordinator. Costs for may simply write off the cost, giving OCIM mooted by the tornado victims themselves. <br /> fixed houses are based on their square foot- or another agency a bill that would on Weathers said that his department hasn't <br /> age and typically run a couple of hundred paper be paid with a "contribution" from gotten many applications for building per- <br /> dollars more. the county. mits, and he has an idea that rebuilding <br /> The tornado destroyed 53 homes and "We will reconcile the accounts at some work may be going ahead in many cases <br /> damaged 109 others. Many were mobile point," Link said. "But we'll address that at without the needed paperwork.' <br /> homes in the north Fairview community. the appropriate time. Our focus now is on "They may not know that they're not <br /> Charges for all types of homes run any- making sure those folks get their housing being charged a fee," he said. "The ones <br /> where from $5 to $30 higher in Hills- needs in order as fast as possible." without power do come in for an electrical <br /> borough, which charges more than't"the 'Hillsborough's board voted'ho go along permit so they can-let their power.turned <br /> county for zoning permits. with the county plan until June 30. Board back'on." <br />
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