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3 <br />Orange County Tax Office <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />August 21, 2000 <br />Mr. John Smith, Jr. <br />Mr. John Link <br />Mr. Greg Hill <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />Gentlemen: <br />On June 7, 1985 Tract #500272 was deeded into the name of Gracie R. Garrard and <br />David L. McBroom. At that time I checked with Orange County tax office about putting <br />this tract of land under farm use. The tax office said I met the qualifications to do this, <br />and they also told me the other two tracts of land (Tract' #502977 and 503159) qualified <br />because they adjoined the larger tract of land. My name, David L. McBroom, was on <br />both the other two tracts- <br />On October 6, 1999 my Aunt, Gracie R. Garrard, had heart failure and was admitted <br />to the hospital. On October 11, 1999 I received a letter from Teresa Moore about the two <br />smaller tracts of land no longer qualified for farm use unless all three deeds matched.. At <br />that tame, I went and talked with Mrs. Moore. She said the tax office would work with <br />me as much as possible. I talked to her several times after and also talked to the <br />attorneys' office of Coleman, Gladhill, and Hargrave. When I explained my Aunt had had, <br />by the end of October, two heart failures and a stroke, Mr. Coleman suggested not doing <br />anything at that time. <br />On March 17,2000 I got a threatening farm letter from Jo Roberson that my tax was <br />delinquent. I then contacted John Link about who I needed to talk with , and I carried him <br />copies of my paid taxes. Mr. Link told me I needed to talk to Jahn Smith of the Orange <br />County tax office. When I talked to Mr. Smith about my situation with my Aunt, he told <br />me the deadline on this new tax bill I had received would not be recognized and to keep <br />him informed if I could get the deed titles changed. And if I could, he would see if we <br />could delete this bill since the laws had changed and I could not work in the time frame <br />they had set because of my Aunt's health. <br />On June 27,2000 I was able to change the deed from Gracie R. Garrard and David L. <br />McBroom to David L. and Robin Jackson McBroom, which is the same as the other two <br />smaller tracts of land mentioned above. At that time I went to see Mr Smith, but he was <br />not in his office, so I returned to Teresa Moore's office and gave her the information.. I <br />regested then that all the land be kept in farm use as it had always been before. <br />