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L . ~'y STA1~~ i ~~ ~' ~ ~ ~ ATT'ACHMEN _ ~ ~. •-~.::- csf~ of CNort~z easo~e'r~. ~~za~ C~.occ ~F of ~Eic~ JOSEPH MOOGY BUCKNER ~5~ ^~~+--f' ~AU'~E ~~=E:L;,E pISTRICTCOURTJUDGE GNIEF DISTAIGT JUpGE CNARL28 T. L. AN pERSd~ ALON20 BROWN COLEMAI M. PATRIGIA DEVIN6 Mr. Cal Horton, Manager Town of Chapel Hill 306 North Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Dear Cal, We very much appreciate the mats you have installed in the hallway off the Chapel Hill courtroom. Zt has had a remarkable effect on making the hallway and courtroom much quieter. This is an extremely positive improvement for the citizens and staff. We also have now developed a "take a number "system which allows persons waiting to dispose of their traffic cases on our once a month administrative traffic day. This allows citizens to sit down while they are waiting to speak to the district attorney. Orange County is required under the law to provide all necessary facilities for court and court personnel. We realize we are only able to have court in Chapel Hill because we are permitted to do so by the town. We sincerely thank the Mayor and Council for the use of the courtroom. Without this facility, we would-not be able to meet our judicial responsibilities in a timely way. °' Currently we are holding courts in Chapel Hill involving abused and neglected children, persons with underlying mental health issues who are charged with minor crimes, small claims matters (filed primarily by and involving Orange County residents who do not have lawyers) and civil arbitrations. We also have traffic court days that include a high volume of minor violations as well as our weekly Tuesday criminal court cases such as DWI's, reckless driving, high speeds and other alcohol offenses. Because of our courtroom shortage in Hillsborough and a growing domestic caseload,