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MEMORANDUM OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY , NC <br /> TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH , NC <br /> REGARDING FAIRVIEW PARK OPERATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> THIS AGREEMENT , made and entered into between the Town of Hillsborough , North <br /> Carolina , a North Carolina municipal corporation , 101 East Orange Street , Hillsborough , NC <br /> 27278 ( hereinafter referred to as the "Town " ) ; and Orange County , a body politic and <br /> corporate , a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina , 300 West Tryon Street , <br /> Hillsborough , NC 27278 ( hereinafter referred to as the " County") , for the joint and/or <br /> assigned operations and responsibilities of Fairview Park , located in Hillsborough , NC , <br /> WITNESSETH <br /> WHEREAS , the parties to this agreement are public bodies , politic and corporate , under the <br /> laws of the State of North Carolina and are vested with the power and authority to own and <br /> improve real estate for recreational and other public purposes ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Fairview neighborhood of the Town of Hillsborough adjoins a designated <br /> park site that was identified as part of the Community Revitalization effort funded through <br /> Community Development Block Grants in the 1980s , and identified in both the County and <br /> Town Comprehensive Plans ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the 2001 Orange County Parks and Open Space Bond included funding for <br /> planning and construction of Fairview Park ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Town and County both own property within the said Fairview Park site <br /> ( hereinafter " Fairview Park" ) , and the Town ' s corporate limits abut the site on three sides ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , the County and Town recognized the mutual benefit and interest of the parties <br /> hereto , and to the public generally , in the construction of park facilities on Town and County <br /> owned property for Fairview Park , with the Town agreeing to donate its land toward this <br /> purpose ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Town and County entered into a Memorandum of Agreement in 2004 <br /> regarding use of both Town and County lands together for Fairview Park , and a process for <br /> creating a master plan for the park ; and <br /> WHEREAS , it is recognized by both parties that there are limitations imposed by safety <br /> considerations caused by the site's previous use for waste-disposal purposes , as <br /> addressed in part by a geo -technical report (" Report of Geotechnical Evaluation , Closed <br /> Hillsborough Landfill Site , July 19 , 2000 " ) that have affected the potential locations within <br /> the site for a park ; and <br />