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AP9 4 19 <br />ORANGE - PERSON - CHATHAM MENTAL HEALTH, Telephone 919 - 929 -0471 3 <br />DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AUTHORITY - FAX 919- 968 -1318 <br />Area Office 333 McMasters Street Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 � Area Director Thomas J. Maynard <br />April 3, 1991 <br />Mr. John Link, County Manager <br />Orange County Administrative Offices <br />109 Court Street <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Dear John, <br />I am writing to formally request approval from Orange County <br />for OPC to proceed with plans to enlarge and renovate the Northside <br />#2 site. In addition, we are requesting a commitment from the <br />county in the amount of $21,500 to assist in funding the project. <br />As you know, OPC has planned to purchase a modular unit to be <br />placed near the Northside facility. This current request represents <br />a change from that plan. <br />I have attached a document prepared by our staff which reviews <br />our space needs at Northside and outlines our proposal. We are <br />desperately in need of additional space, and the current space is <br />poorly organized for its current use. This has compromised service <br />delivery and has resulted in inefficiencies such as lost insurance <br />income due to the difficulty of supervising our accounts receivable <br />department which is spread throughout the building. <br />Our plan to use a modular unit in addition to renovating the <br />first floor of the Northside building has run into obstacles. It <br />may not be best for the neighborhood, will cost more than <br />originally projected, and is at best a temporary solution. <br />We are therefore proposing an addition to the Northside <br />building, a more permanent solution, that will cost only $21,500 <br />more than the previous plan. This plan is less offensive to the <br />neighborhood, preserves valuable land at the site, and allows <br />better integration of functions within the Northside building. <br />The OPC board has already approved the plan and has <br />appropriated $145,000 from fund balance to fund 87% of the project. <br />We urge your support of this proposal. We hope to complete the <br />project as soon as possible to relieve our serious problems with <br />overcrowding. <br />Created Under The Provisions of N.C. General Statute 1220 -117 <br />