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liq 19il <br /> I YMIZLOCAL 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 day of <br /> 2024, by ORANGE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of North <br /> Carolina, hereinafter referred to as " Orange County, " and DURHAM COUNTY, a political <br /> subdivision of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as " Durham County, " and the <br /> TOWN of CHAPEL HILL , a North Carolina municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to <br /> as " Chapel Hill , " collectively referred to as " the Parties . " This Agreement is made as an <br /> Interlocal Agreement pursuant to Part I, Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of j <br /> North Carolina . <br /> WITNESSETH : <br /> c <br /> WHEREAS , the Parties own certain adjacent real property known collectively as the <br /> Hollow Rock Nature Park (hereinafter referred to as " the Park " ) , of which 43 acres plus or <br /> minus are located in and owned b Orange County, and 39 acres plus or minus are located in and <br /> Y g tY� <br /> owned by Durham County, and 2 acres plus or minus are located in Durham County and owned <br /> by Chapel Hill, <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 " ) , <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 /> ilable for low-impact outdoor recreational purposes , including walking <br /> portions of the Parr ava <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 <br /> County and Durham County should operate and maintain the Park consistent with the adopted <br /> master plan and to the mutual benefit of residents of both counties during the term of this <br /> Agreement and any subsequent extended term thereof, pursuant to N. C . Gen . Statute 160A- <br /> 3555 N . C . Gen. Statute 160A460 et seq. , and other applicable law; and <br /> Interlocal Agreement- Hollow RockNature Park 1 of 8 <br />