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10 <br /> Mr. Robert R. Phillips <br /> Page 2 <br /> July 16 , 1993 <br /> offer by $5, 150 because of "benefits " to the remaining parcel . <br /> Orange County takes issue with the benefit reduction and contends <br /> that adequate compensation for the property acquired by the North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation is $13 , 350 . Orange County <br /> takes issue with the benefit reduction because the Orange County- <br /> owned parcel remaining is in no different a position vis a vis <br /> the service road that will be the northern boundary of the <br /> remainder of the County-owned property as the result of what was <br /> discovered by the new survey than it was as the result of the <br /> earlier survey work and offer. Even though the new survey <br /> reveals Orange County land extends into the service road <br /> providing the remainder of the Orange County lot with access both <br /> to Industrial Highway and Buckhorn Road, this is the state of <br /> facts that existed at the time of the first offering. That is , <br /> the Orange County parcel identified with the first offering would <br /> have been able to access Industrial Highway because DOT's <br /> acquisition of property for the service road would have resulted <br /> in the Orange County parcel abutting land acquired by DOT for the <br /> service road with no intervening property owner between the <br /> Orange County parcel and the service road ( Industrial Highway) . <br /> In summary, the only differences between the state of facts <br /> that exist now and at the time of DOT's original offering are the <br /> fact that DOT is acquiring considerably more Orange County land <br /> and the fact that a structure that was formerly in part located <br /> on Orange County land has been removed by DOT. Orange County is <br /> not inclined to quibble over compensation for the removed <br /> structure . As I understand it, the adjoining property owner was <br /> compensated for the full value of this structure. On the other <br /> hand, Orange County thinks DOT's $8 , 200 offer for the taking of <br /> its land is inadequate . It will accept, in full settlement of <br /> this taking claim, the $13 , 350 value of your appraisal without <br /> the discount attributed by the appraiser to the benefits to the <br /> remainder . <br /> Thank you for meeting with me to review this . Please advise <br /> as soon as possible on Orange County's offer to resolve this . <br /> Also, please provide me with a fully executed copy of the <br /> Agreement for Entry which will enable DOT to begin its 1-85 <br /> construction project . <br /> Very trul ours, <br /> Geo krey E Gledhill <br /> GEG/lsg / <br /> xc : John M. Link, Jr. <br /> Paul Thames <br />