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<br />Jennifer Robinson
<br />Chair, GoTriangle Board of Trustees
<br />GoTriangle
<br />PO Box 13787
<br />Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
<br />Dear Jennifer Robinson:
<br />I am writing to reiterate Durham County's support for the Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit Project and
<br />our ongoing commitment to satisfy obligations as outlined in the Interlocal Agreement for Cost - Sharing
<br />for the Project.
<br />As you know, recent legislative action by the North Carolina General Assembly placed several limits on
<br />the Light Rail Project. The Project remains eligible for a maximum of $190 million provided that all other
<br />non - federal funds for the project are committed by April 30, 2019, and that federal funds are committed
<br />no later than November 30, 2019. Given that the original financial plan for the Project contained a
<br />$247.6 million contribution from the State of North Carolina, there is now a shortfall in the financial plan
<br />of $57.6 million.
<br />The Cost - Sharing Agreement states that if state funds to be used for the D -O LRT Project are cancelled,
<br />terminated, withdrawn, do not materialize, or otherwise become unavailable for the D -O LRT Project,
<br />the Parties shall meet within fifteen business days to determine how to address the situation. On June
<br />21st, I met with Mark Dorosin, Chair of the Orange County Commissioners, Mark Marcoplos, Orange
<br />County Commissioner, and Ellen Reckhow, Durham County Commissioner, to satisfy this obligation, and
<br />we have had several additional meetings to discuss how we will address the $57.6 million shortfall.
<br />According to the Cost - Sharing Agreement, Durham County has committed $738.4 million YOE to the
<br />Project from Dedicated Local Transit Revenues. Based on updated modeling with still conservative
<br />Durham County Administrative Complex 1 200 East Main Street, Durham, NC 277011 (919) 560 -0025 Fax (919) 560 -0013
<br />Equal Employment /AffirmativeActiveEmployer I Website: hnp: / /www.dconc.gov/
<br />Heidi Carter
<br />Wendy Jacobs, Chair
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<br />31 Falling Water Drive
<br />4308 Rivermont Road
<br />Durham, NC 27713
<br />Durham, NC 27712
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<br />Email: wjacobs @dconc.gov
<br />Brenda A. Howerton
<br />3325 Tarleton West
<br />James Hill, Vice -Chair
<br />Durham, NC 27713
<br />5505 Lake Elton Road
<br />Email: bowerton @dconc.gov
<br />Durham, NC 27713
<br />Email: jahill @dconc.gov
<br />COUNTY OF DURHAM
<br />Ellen w
<br />11 Pine e Top Top Place
<br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br />Durham, NC 27705
<br />Email: ereckhow @dconc.gov
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<br />Jennifer Robinson
<br />Chair, GoTriangle Board of Trustees
<br />GoTriangle
<br />PO Box 13787
<br />Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
<br />Dear Jennifer Robinson:
<br />I am writing to reiterate Durham County's support for the Durham - Orange Light Rail Transit Project and
<br />our ongoing commitment to satisfy obligations as outlined in the Interlocal Agreement for Cost - Sharing
<br />for the Project.
<br />As you know, recent legislative action by the North Carolina General Assembly placed several limits on
<br />the Light Rail Project. The Project remains eligible for a maximum of $190 million provided that all other
<br />non - federal funds for the project are committed by April 30, 2019, and that federal funds are committed
<br />no later than November 30, 2019. Given that the original financial plan for the Project contained a
<br />$247.6 million contribution from the State of North Carolina, there is now a shortfall in the financial plan
<br />of $57.6 million.
<br />The Cost - Sharing Agreement states that if state funds to be used for the D -O LRT Project are cancelled,
<br />terminated, withdrawn, do not materialize, or otherwise become unavailable for the D -O LRT Project,
<br />the Parties shall meet within fifteen business days to determine how to address the situation. On June
<br />21st, I met with Mark Dorosin, Chair of the Orange County Commissioners, Mark Marcoplos, Orange
<br />County Commissioner, and Ellen Reckhow, Durham County Commissioner, to satisfy this obligation, and
<br />we have had several additional meetings to discuss how we will address the $57.6 million shortfall.
<br />According to the Cost - Sharing Agreement, Durham County has committed $738.4 million YOE to the
<br />Project from Dedicated Local Transit Revenues. Based on updated modeling with still conservative
<br />Durham County Administrative Complex 1 200 East Main Street, Durham, NC 277011 (919) 560 -0025 Fax (919) 560 -0013
<br />Equal Employment /AffirmativeActiveEmployer I Website: hnp: / /www.dconc.gov/
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