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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 1, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-g <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution of Approval — Alamance County Ownership of Donated Land Within <br /> Orange County <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks <br /> and Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Resolution of Approval David Stancil, 245-2510 <br /> 2. Location Map Christian Hirni, 245-2514 <br /> 3. Site Map <br /> PURPOSE: To adopt a resolution approving Alamance County taking ownership of a parcel of <br /> land in Orange County for inclusion in a future Alamance regional park. <br /> BACKGROUND: In early October 2025, staff from Alamance County contacted DEAPR staff to <br /> inquire about Orange County's interest in assisting to acquire an 18-acre parcel of land in Orange <br /> County (referenced further as Orange County PIN #9728085728), located on the Orange <br /> County/Alamance County border. The 18-acre parcel would be incorporated into a larger 750- <br /> acre regional park in Alamance County. The parcel is attached to a large property almost entirely <br /> within Alamance County and part of a long-planned park project known as "Alston Quarter" near <br /> Saxapahaw. Recently, the new landowner offered to complete the project through donation of the <br /> land to Alamance County. <br /> The 18-acre parcel within Orange County (see attached map) is part of a much larger 1,132-acre <br /> parcel in Alamance County near the southwestern corner of Orange County. It is the last parcel <br /> on the County line that lies between Cane Creek as it enters Alamance and the county line. As <br /> such the parcel is "water-locked" by Cane Creek and is only accessible through Alamance County <br /> from the west. Alamance County Parks staff have been working for the last year to finalize the <br /> documents and financial means to acquire 750 acres of the larger property for a future regional <br /> park along the Haw River. Notably for Orange County purposes, the park will include a key <br /> connection to the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) and provides the direct MST connection from <br /> Alamance into Orange County via Morrow Mill Road. <br /> North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 153A-15 requires the consent of the Board of <br /> Commissioners before land may be acquired in Orange County by a unit of local government <br /> outside the county. <br />