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Orange County Space Needs Report � 2005 Update <br /> Page 53 of 69 <br /> Department Name : 501 West Franklin Street suites <br /> Project Development Phase : N/A <br /> Current Location : 501 West Franklin Street , Chapel Hill <br /> Current Departmental Square Footage : approximately 7 , 200 in five suite <br /> Current # Employees : N/A <br /> Proposed Square Footage : N/A <br /> Options to accommodate space needs . <br /> The five suites- at this location are all currently committed to tenants , both County <br /> and non - County . One suite is leased to a private tenant , the other suites are <br /> occupied by County departments , Human Rights and Relations , Visitor' s Bureau , <br /> the soon to be hired Animal Services Director , and one small upstairs office is <br /> occupied by the landscape architect in ERCD . <br /> These suites serve as excellent flex space when temporary office space is <br /> needed for County operations . For example , two of the suites * provided <br /> relocation space for departments during the Whiffed renovation , thereby saving <br /> money that may have gone toward leased space during the work . The Human <br /> Rights and Relations Department previously shared rental space with Family <br /> Counseling offices in . downtown Hillsborough . In 2004 , the . Human Rights and <br /> Relations Department was relocated to the Franklin Street space , while Family <br /> Counseling returned to the Whiffed Building to share space with the downsized <br /> Adult Day Treatment program . These moves allowed the County to terminate <br /> the Hillsborough lease , thereby saving approximately $ 70 , 000 annually . <br /> 53 <br />