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Habitat <br />Humanity <br />PO Box 3673 Chapel Hill NC 27515 <br />August 28, 1990 <br />TO: Moses Carey, Chairperson, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />FROM: John Eckblad, President, Habitat for Humanity, Orange County <br />SUBJECT: Request for Exemption from Building Permit Fees <br />On behalf of Habitat for Humanity, Orange County (HHOC) I would like to request that HHOC be <br />exempted from payment of building permit charges to Orange County. <br />HHOC feels that an exemption is appropriate because of the unique service provided by our <br />organization to the community. We build homes with volunteer labor and donated funds in <br />partnership with low- income families. The homes are then sold to the family at cost and no <br />interest is charged on the mortgage. Moreover, mortgage payments are recycled to build more <br />houses. We are now working on our twelfth house and will soon begin building on the <br />McMaster's Street lot in Chapel Hill. A waiving of fees will allow us to use those funds to <br />purchase building materials. <br />We appreciate the support that the Orange County Commissioners have given to our organization. <br />We hope that you will be able to help us again in this way. <br />n Eckblad <br />"Building Houses in Partnership with God's People in Need" <br />