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Partnership Efforts Orange County is very appreciative of the role that other partners have played in the project: ➢ The continued collaborative effort with Duke University that provided for the County's future acquisition of the 8 -acre property, negotiations for which were underway prior to the proposed Erwin Trace project acquisition; ➢ The role played by Durham County in conservation partnerships - in malting a proposal for the joint project, and the responsibility for shouldering the responsibility for the highest degree of potential funding — which made other priority acquisitions such as that of the Penny property possible; ➢ The assistance of the Town of Chapel Hill in partnering with the other jurisdictions toward this larger picture, and willingness to contribute financially to a project that — although outside of the Town limits — will be of benefit to residents of all jurisdictions; ➢ The City of Durham, for their contributions to the project. The County looks forward to the potential for future collaborative efforts in conservation with the City, as well; ➢ Triangle Land Conservancy, for taking an important role to help shepherd the joint initiative by providing needed funding assistance and coordinating the other priority acquisitions in the corridor. The County has collaborated with TLC in past years on projects within the New Hope Corridor and elsewhere, and loops forward to continuing that fruitful relationship; and ➢ Last but not least, the citizens of the New Hope Creek area, who have stepped forward to illustrate the long -term significance of such a joint preserve both with their verbal and written support and the fund- raising of $200,000 toward the proj ect Orange County looks forward to the creation of the New Hope preserve with its partners, and to the future low- impact recreational opportunities that will be created for current and future residents by this action.