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3 <br />UNION Gl~~VE UNITED NiET~IODIST CHURCI~ <br />6407 Union Grove Church Road Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919-9b7-4597 <br />Rev. Rich Greeuway <br />Minister <br />September 1, 2000 <br />Mr. John Smith <br />Orange County Tax Assessor <br />PO Box $181 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Dear Sir: <br />Early in 1997, the membership of Union Grove Church decided that a larger <br />fellowship/education building was needed. In planning For this building, they decided <br />that a possible source of income could be the 120+/ acres of land willed to the church by <br />Mr. Billie Davies in the 19fi0's. The will was not clear in intent so a petetion was heazd <br />in Superior Court and the Church was granted, title to the land in fee simple. <br />In October of l 997, a developer and surveyor was contracted to divide the property into <br />sellable tracts, and to add the cemetery into the parcel of land that included the church <br />buildings. Mrs. Nell Cates, a neighbor, who owned land directly behind the church <br />building was also approached about obtaining a parcel to improve our setback for a new <br />building. <br />In February of 1999, the new tracts were recorded, putting the sanctuary, education <br />building, playground, cemetery, parking lots, and the 5 acres obtained from Mrs. Cates <br />into one lot of 1 d.28 acres (tract no. 760686). Another 4.47 acre lot beside this contains <br />the church pazsonage and also a rental house (built with money willed by Mr. Davies. <br />I must apologize for not applying for this exemption in the proper time period, but I did <br />not realize that an organization must reapply for exemption when the use was not <br />changed. I now realize my mistake and that the trigger was the addition of property to <br />the tracts. <br />I thank you very much for your assistance in this matter, and again I apologize for my <br />tardiness. <br />Si~ncere_ly, f <br />avid M. Lewis, Chairman Trustees <br />