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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. E.1 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: JUNE 53_1989 <br /> . • - • <br /> • <br /> SUBJECT: Report on the consideration of a Agreement between Orange & Chatham County <br /> to address the taxation of properties 1(Ira tp0 on a raw preTem,n; boundary. <br /> • - <br /> DEPARTMENT: Central Land Records PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHKENT(S) : 1 Page Policy Proposal INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Roscoe Reeve <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough — 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill — 968-4501 <br /> • Mebane • — 227-2031 <br /> Durham — 688-7331 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report on a possible policy between Orange & Chatham <br /> counties, in anticipation of a mutually adopted new boundary line, <br /> that will resolve the taxation of those properties that have been <br /> determined to be located in one county, but traditionally have <br /> been taxed in the other county. • <br /> The commisbioners could consider a policy that would allow, under <br /> certain conditions, those properties affected to continue to <br /> pay taxes to the county they have traditionally paid taxes to, <br /> • <br /> - . by agreement of both boards. u <br /> • - <br /> • - <br /> • • <br /> • • <br /> • • <br /> • <br /> BACKGROUND:. Orange & Chatham commissioners held a joint public hearing (3/29/89, <br /> to receive citizen comments on .a new proposed boundary line between <br /> the two counties. Citizen comments indicated that some properties <br /> that have considered themselves located in Orange County, . willmbe <br /> located in- Chatham' County as a result of adoption -of. a. new boundary, <br /> or:.partially located in Chatham County. The County's old "tax maps" <br /> are most inaccurate at the boundary, and indicate that the properties <br /> have been in Chatham County since the courts set the East corner in <br /> 1968. None of the property owners involved spoke at the joint public <br /> hearing, nor have they contacted the staff about the new boundary. All <br /> were sent a notice of the hearing. Chatham has the same problem with <br /> a few .properties, according to citizen comments. <br /> A agreement on the taxation of boundary properties is a normal and <br /> frequent practice of counties throughout the State, and can be <br /> considered expected when new lines are drawn. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : That the commissioners receive this report on a boundary <br /> taxation agreement between Orange & Chatham counties, and that they <br /> consider instructing the Manager to prepare & . present such an <br /> agreement at an upcoming meeting of the Board, for adoption by both <br /> _ <br /> _ <br /> • <br />