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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 7, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. '~-~:. <br />SUBJECT: Alamance County /Orange County Boundary Line Update <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1 a. Letter to Residents <br />1 b. Summary of Potential Impacts on <br />Parcels, Acreage, Structures, and <br />Students <br />1 c. Notes from Meetings <br />2a-e. Tables and Charts <br />3. Maps Showing Two Areas of <br />Concern <br />(UNDER SEPARATE COVER) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Willie A. Best 245-2308 <br />Craig Benedict 245-2592 <br />Steve Averett 245-2501 <br />PURPOSE: To provide historical information on the issue of the Alamance/Orange County <br />Boundary Line and a status report to the BOCC on boundary issues and strategies. <br />BACKGROUND: The issue of the field location of the Alamance/Orange County line was <br />raised again in 1996 after prior attempts to resolve it and remains unresolved. There is <br />renewed interest in the issue because of increased development occurring on or near the <br />boundary line. Orange and Alamance Counties continue to experience frustrated citizens and <br />developers who have not been able to situs their properties and know what services are linked <br />to the specific location. <br />The lack of a definitive boundary line can lead to legal ramifications. If the issue is resolved, the <br />Assessors of each county will not have to make `arrangements' about an unknown or estimated <br />line and the citizens will be able to identify their services providers. <br />Field Research <br />On May 20, 2008, the Boards of Commissioners of Alamance and Orange counties approved <br />separate but similar resolutions that requested assistance from the State of North Carolina in <br />resolving the uncertain boundary between the two counties. The North Carolina Geodetic <br />Survey (NCGS) section of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) is <br />designated and funded to help counties survey ambiguous county boundaries. in accordance <br />with the provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes §153A-18 (a) and (c). NCGS has <br />proceeded with surveying, monumenting, and developing a proposed preliminary plat of the <br />