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ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />WiCarolantic Fealty <br />. A R,.J kh& tir.vea:. 4b:rNtr 4, <br />11 <br />TIMMONS GROUP <br />Unfortunately, the current water & sewer infrastructure lines up with industrial projects that only use minimal <br />water, such as retail, office, commercial or logistics / distribution and there is a direct correlation to $ /SF <br />investment. Below is summary table with an equivalent size facility to Morinaga (categorically in the food & <br />beverage industry) which had a $48 million investment for a 120,000 SF facility (or $400 per SF investment) <br />and the corresponding investment for industries being targeted by Orange County, NC. The property next to <br />Morinaga can accommodate three (3) similar size facilities, or another 360,000 SF of Economic <br />Development "build- out ". As such, we estimated the potential annual tax revenue that could be generated <br />from the various industry types. <br />Industry Type <br />Hillsborough <br />Hillsborough <br />3.09 <br />1.47 <br />200,000 <br />Hillsborough <br /><200,000 <br />360,000 <br />$54,000,000 <br />CITAN <br />Yes <br />Logistics /Distribution <br />$200 <br />360,000 <br />$72,000,000 <br />$603,144 <br />Yes <br />Food & Beverage <br />US 70 / Cornelius <br />Hillsborough <br />1 3.09 <br />1 1.47 <br />1 200,000 <br />1 Hillsborough <br /><200,000 <br />360,000 <br />Unfortunately, the current water & sewer infrastructure lines up with industrial projects that only use minimal <br />water, such as retail, office, commercial or logistics / distribution and there is a direct correlation to $ /SF <br />investment. Below is summary table with an equivalent size facility to Morinaga (categorically in the food & <br />beverage industry) which had a $48 million investment for a 120,000 SF facility (or $400 per SF investment) <br />and the corresponding investment for industries being targeted by Orange County, NC. The property next to <br />Morinaga can accommodate three (3) similar size facilities, or another 360,000 SF of Economic <br />Development "build- out ". As such, we estimated the potential annual tax revenue that could be generated <br />from the various industry types. <br />Industry Type <br />$ /SF <br />Investment <br />Facilities SF <br />Potential Investment <br />($ /SF x Facilities SF) <br />Potential Annual <br />Tax Revenue* <br />Existing W &S <br />Capacity? <br />Retail / Office / Commercial <br />$150 <br />360,000 <br />$54,000,000 <br />$452,358 <br />Yes <br />Logistics /Distribution <br />$200 <br />360,000 <br />$72,000,000 <br />$603,144 <br />Yes <br />Food & Beverage <br />$400 <br />360,000 <br />$144,000,000 <br />$1,206,288 <br />Marginal <br />Advanced Mfgr <br />$600 <br />360,000 <br />$216,000,000 <br />$1,809,432 <br />Marginal <br />IT /Data Center <br />$1,200 <br />360,000 <br />$432,000,000 <br />$3,618,864 <br />No <br />* Based upon $0.8377 per $100 <br />Land Prices Relative to the Market: <br />Based upon market research completed by NAI, it appears that the land prices on a per acre bases listed in <br />Orange County are significantly higher than land prices in neighboring Alamance and Durham Counties. <br />Below is a summary for comparative purposes: <br />County <br />High <br />($ per Acre) <br />Low <br />($ per Acre) <br />Average <br />($ per Acre) <br />Average Relative to <br />Orange County <br />Orange <br />$85,000 <br />$27,512 <br />$51,681 <br />Alamance <br />$51,563 <br />$12,138 <br />$33,809 <br />Orange is 53% higher <br />Durham <br />$62,758 <br />$23,056 <br />$40,774 <br />Orange is 27% higher <br />While Orange County does not have specific control over the listing prices for the property owners, it's <br />important to note that this is an item that will need to be addressed with property owners that the County will <br />help market for economic development purposes. <br />71 Page <br />