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MOSESCAREY. JR. CHAIR <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BARRY JAC035, VICE CHAIR <br />POST OFFICE BOX 818 1 <br />VALERIE P. FOUSHEE <br />ALICEM. GOROON <br />200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />STEPHENId HALKIOVS <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />July 13, 2005 <br />Ellen Reckhow, Chairman <br />Durham County Board of Commissioners <br />11 Pine Top Place <br />Durham, North Carolina 27705 <br />Dear Ellen, <br />Thank you for your June 23, 2005 letter regarding the Duke University /Erwin Trace <br />property acquisition specifically and generally your proposal that Orange County enter into an <br />interlocal agreement with Durham County, the City of Durham and the Town of Chapel Hill with <br />respect to the greater New Hope Creek properties I understand the Orange County Manager <br />and the Durham County Manager have made arrangements for the timely transfer from Orange <br />County to Durham County of the $66,000 needed for the earnest money deposit for the Duke <br />University /Erwin Trace property purchase <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners has not discussed an interlocal agreement <br />regarding the greater New Hope Creek properties. And Orange County staff has not been asked <br />to work on this. The Orange County Board of Commissioners will not meet again until August 16, <br />2005. We will consider your greater New Hope Creek properties proposal at one of our meetings <br />following our summer break. <br />We look forward to continuing to work with Durham County, the City of Durham and the <br />Town of Chapel Hill with implementation of the New Hope Creek Master Plan. <br />Sincerely, <br />Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Chair, Board of Commissioners <br />CC: William V. "Bill' Bell, Mayor, City of Durham <br />Kevin Foy, Mayor, Town of Chapel Hill <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Patrick Baker, Durham City Manager <br />Geof Gledhill, Orange County Attorney <br />Cal Horton, Chapel Hill Manager <br />John Link, Orange County Manager <br />Mike Ruffin, Durham County Manager <br />Dave Stencil. ERCD Director <br />www.co.orange.nc.us <br />Protecting and preserving — People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina — You Count! <br />(919) 245 -2130 • FAX (919) 644 -0246 <br />