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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br /> FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF <br /> THE HOLLOW ROCK PORTION OF THE NEW HOPE PRESERVE <br /> BETWEEN <br /> DURHAM COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY AND TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br /> THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is made and entered into this the 8th day of June 2015, <br /> by ORANGE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter <br /> referred to as "Orange County," and DURHAM COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State <br /> of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "Durham County," and the TOWN of CHAPEL <br /> HILL, a North Carolina municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Chapel Hill;" <br /> collectively referred to as "the Parties." This Agreement is made as an Interlocal Agreement <br /> pursuant to Part I, Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina. <br /> WITNESSETH: <br /> WHEREAS, the Parties own certain adjacent real property known collectively as the <br /> Hollow Rock Access Area, (hereinafter referred to as "the Park"), of which 43 acres plus or <br /> minus are located in and owned by Orange County, and 32 acres plus or minus are located in and <br /> owned by Durham County, and 2 acres plus or minus are located in Durham County and owned <br /> by Chapel Hill, a map of which property is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, Chapel Hill, and the City of Durham <br /> participated in the cost of acquiring the property for the Park in order to assure that the Park is <br /> preserved for open space and low-impact recreational public use; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, Chapel Hill, and the City of Durham <br /> adopted a master plan for the Park in 2009-2010 (hereinafter referred to as "Master Plan"), a map <br /> of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County have agreed to monitor and protect <br /> sensitive natural and cultural resources known to exist on the Park property; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, and Chapel Hill have agreed to make <br /> portions of the Park available for low-impact outdoor recreational purposes, including walking <br /> trails, nature study, cultural resource interpretation, picnic areas, and other educational and <br /> recreational uses; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, and Chapel Hill agree that Orange County <br /> and Durham County should operate and maintain the Park consistent with the adopted master <br /> plan and to the mutual benefit of residents of both counties during the term of this Agreement <br /> and any subsequent extended term thereof, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Statute 160A-355, N.C. Gen. <br /> Statute 160A-460 et seq., and other applicable law; and <br /> Interlocal Agreement—Hollow Rock Nature Park 1 of 8 <br />