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Orange County Space Needs Report � 2005 Update <br /> Page 31 of 69 <br /> Department Space Needs Summaries <br /> Department Name : Animal Shelter <br /> Project Development Phase : Tier 1 A <br /> Current Location : King Blvd , Chapel Hill , adjacent to Chapel Hill Public Works <br /> Current Departmental Square Footage : <br /> Current # Employees : <br /> Proposed Square Footage : 19 , 000 <br /> Options to accommodate space needs . <br /> Long -term : Site new facility on property to be acquired by the County . <br /> The current lease between the Town of Chapel Hill and the University of North <br /> Carolina for land upon which the current shelter sits will expire on December 31 , <br /> 2006 . The University has expressed willingness to allow the County to lease for <br /> an additional five years , contingent upon the progress of Carolina North <br /> development . Planning for the new facility is anticipated within the next several <br /> months , with completion prior to the expiration of any lease extension negotiated <br /> with the University . <br /> Animal Control will co - locate with the Shelter . <br /> 31 <br />