Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
1•(-1•~ Habitat for Humanity ----------- ------------- - ------------_-- <br />1 Orange County, NC, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 459 • Hillsborough, NC 27278 • (919)732-6767, Fix: (919)732-2337 • ochabitat~earfhlink.net <br />October 31, 2002 <br />John Link <br />County Manager <br />Orange County <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Mr. Link, <br />On behalf of Habitat for Humanity, Orange County (HHOC) I am attaching a proposal <br />requesting funds for the purchase of a 16-acre parcel of land on Sunrise Road to be used for the <br />development of affordable housing. As directed by the BOCC at their October 15, 2002 <br />meeting, I have met with Tara Fikes, the Director of Housing and Community Development for <br />Orange County, about possible County funding sources for the purchase of this property. Loryn <br />Barnes of the Chapel Hill Planning Department also attended that meeting. We agreed that a <br />proposal from HHOC should be submitted both to the Town of Chapel Hill and to Orange <br />County, and that a combination of funds from both jurisdictions should be requested. The *.otal <br />amount being requested is $300,000. <br />T'he contract that HHOC has on the property requires that all funding be committed no <br />later than December 31, 2002, and that closing take place by February 28, 2003. To comply with <br />the conditions of the contract, it is my understanding that given the BOCC's schedule as we <br />approach the holidays, any decisions by the BOCC about funding for the land purchase would <br />need to take place in Late November or early December of this year. <br />Thank you for your consideration of our proposal. Please contact me if you have any <br />questions or need additional information. <br />Si cerely, <br />Susan Levy <br />Executive L <br />Cc: Tara Fi._.,,, <br />