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29 <br />funding already in place (from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough) to fund the <br />coordinator position at 20 hours /week through June 2018. <br />Our Request <br />We look forward to talking with you about the potential for your municipality's <br />participation in establishing the Orange County Food Council as a multijurisdictional <br />project, starting in the next fiscal year, funded according to the same formula used <br />for the Project to End Homelessness. <br />In recognition of the multi - pronged action plan the Council is developing and the <br />activities we are currently carrying out, our preference is for funding of a full -time <br />coordinator position. This is based on what we know of the workload of the current <br />coordinator who currently works part -time. The County has said that the expected <br />cost of a full -time coordinator (including salary + benefits) would be between <br />$65,000 and $70,000. <br />Supported by a full -time coordinator, the food council is poised to have significant <br />impact on the wellbeing of our community. We all need each other to manifest <br />prosperous and equitable communities where the farm -food economy is thriving <br />and everyone has enough fresh, local food to eat. We look forward to learning your <br />thoughts on whether and how Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough could become <br />a essential partners in this project. <br />