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ORANGE COUNTY . NORTH CAROLINA Secondly, the question exists of how much to devote to capital needs within the upcoming budget. Progress has been made by the school boards and County in coming up with elements of an eventual capital plan. Specifically, (1) expenditure information from the last 10 years was compiled; (2) new needs were costed•out and shown annually for the next 5 years; (3) there was agreement on definition so that each entity classifies projects in the same manner,(4) new major construction was separated from maintenance. It is clear from the latter that new long--term revenue sources will be necessary to make any appreciable progress on new construc- tion. Annual property tax revenue, on the other hand, should continue to be used to repair and maintain -- -------bu-ildi-ngs--al-ready-in-existence--so-that-the investment--of-previous-tax-----and-bond-pro.ceeds--.is-safeguar-ded-. _____------. - Staff analyzed each request, discussed details with school personnel and in some cases made on-sight visits. From these the recommended capital budget for 1983-84 is as follows: Orange County Schools $517,980 Chapel. Rill-Carrboro Schools 3501,000 Orange County 4016,420 The Orange County amount is higher in order to remove asbestos (5 of the seven buildings have this material as ceilings and pipe covering), re-roof an addition at the High School and Charles W. Stanford buildings 1 and 3, -perform minor capital and equipment replacement as might be prioritized by the School Board within available funds. Chapel Hill-Carrboro's allocation would be sufficient to cover all of Category I projects or a combi- nation of Category T, II and ITT projects as might be prioritized by the School Board within available funds. Much of the County allocation would go toward continuing work underway (Old Courthouse at $180,000, Northside Multipurpose Center - $58,000) . Other needed projects are for re-roofing a portion of the Cedar Grove Multipurpose Building ($31,000) , replacing high mileage Sheriff vehicles ($41,000) , lighting athletic areas at Cedar Grove and Orange. High ($19,9[10 and $20,520 respectively to be matched by the State with equal amounts), constructing a holding cell at the Chapel Hill Courthouse ($15,000) , securing the prisoner recreation courtyards at the Jail ($2,000) , replacing sanitation containers which are rusted beyond repair ($9 ,1100) , installing Garage equipment ($10,0001) , and securing a reservoir and water and sewer engineering report ($20,000) . 5. Law Enforcement Changes in patrol instituted by the recently-elected Sheriff, coupled with costs associated with operating the new Jail, bring about the need to consider a revised funding level for law enforcement.