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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 16, 2005 Action Agee Item No. SUBJECT: Ratification of Right-of-Way Dedication Acceptance -New Hope Preserve Tract DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Conservation ATTACHMENT(S): Copy of Final Plat INFORMATION CONTACT: David Stancil, 245-2590 Rich Shaw, 245-2591 Geoff Gledhill, 732-2196 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To ratify the acceptance of the dedication of an additional five feet of right-of- way along the Erwin Road boundary of the County's New Hope Preserve property. BACKGROUND: On June 7, the Board authorized the County's purchase of an estimated 8- acre property from Duke University for a future Hollow Rock Access Area, consistent with the adapted Lands Legacy Action Plan and the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan. The purchase of this land is expected to be completed by mid-August. Prior to the closing, Orange County subdivision regulations required that the subject property be divided from a larger tract owned by Duke University by way of the minor subdivision process, The stbdivision rules required that an additional five feet of right-of-way be dedicated along the northern boundary of the property with Erwin Road (S.R 1737), Duke University executed the subdivision plat of the property making this public road dedication, The Board is now being asked to ratify acceptance of this dedication on behalf of the public without maintenance responsibility. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board ratify acceptance of the 5-foot wide dedication of public right-of-way along Erwin Road, as shown on the copy of the attached plat, without maintenance responsibility.