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~tcE <br />- ~ <br />I <br />~ <br />T <br />~~ <br />S~`p <br />~ <br />% <br />' ~~ ~ <br />.~~' ^" <br />A <br />~ <br />~ <br />/ <br />/ <br />t <br />ems; <br />~~% <br />• @.4._M ~ NAGER <br />CO <br />NT <br />E OF <br />HE <br />124 West Elm 5t., Graham, NC 27253 <br />~ y~9TN "~pAO~~~_ ~ DAVID 1. SMITN Tel. (336) 228-1312 <br />`~ ~ County Manager Fax (336) 570-6788 <br />August 12, 2008 <br />NAME <br />ADDRESS <br />CITY, STATE ZIP <br />Dear Property Owner, <br />f~oN~ Cod <br />e~°°'P °` o ORANGE COUNTY <br />w~ + ,s l'p r Office of the County Manager <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />~r " ° --1 s_ post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North Caroliha 27278 <br />+Y,~t ~pTO"o' Laura E. Blackmon Tel. (919) 245-2300 <br />County Manger Fax (919) 644-3004 <br />Map ID: 2 <br />The Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance County and Orange County have requested that the North <br />Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS), an agency of the State of North Carolina, prepare an initial survey of the <br />Alamance/Orange County line. The purpose of this undertaking is to correctly map the original 1849 <br />Alamance/Orange County line using modern survey methods. The State's survey and mapping efforts will not <br />change the county line, but will establish its physical location on the ground which may vary from the lines <br />developed by the tax departments over the years. <br />There are differences between where county officials believe the line is situated on the ground and on maps and <br />where it actually is (see the attached map showing where Orange County [orange line] and Alamance County <br />[purple line] have noted boundaries in their respective land records). With an increase of residential and <br />commercial development along the Alamance/Orange line, it has become increasingly important to be able to tell <br />people with certainty in which county all or portions of their property lies. The two Boards of Commissioners are <br />pursuing a process established in North Carolina law to deal with situations, such as this one, where the location <br />of a boundary between counties is uncertain. The process will provide a permanent resolution as to the location <br />of the county line. <br />An important part of the process for both counties is to receive public input before the two Boards of <br />Commissioners take any formal action to legally finalize the physical location of the county line and its mapping. <br />The Geodetic Survey team worked in the field throughout June and July of this year to place monuments in the <br />ground to mark critical points along the surveyed line. Once the survey is completed, they will prepare maps and <br />provide information to both counties. A copy of the preliminary map of the NCGS proposed line in the vicinity of <br />your property is provided with this letter. Please note, however, the line is not yet finalized and will not be <br />finalized until after NCGS completes its work, and the Boards receive and consider public input. Property lines <br />shown are approximations based on data from both jurisdictions. <br />Two public information meetings will be held regarding the County line and citizens are <br />encouraged to attend a meeting to learn more and ask questions. The dates, times, and locations <br />of the public information meetings are as follows: <br />Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 6:30 p.m. Hebron United Methodist Church -Fellowship Hall, <br />2325 Mebane Oaks Road, Mebane. <br />Thursday, September 4, 2008 6:30 p.m. Mebane Arts and Community Center, 622 Corregidor <br />Street, Mebane. <br />Additionally, a website has been established to provide responses to anticipated questions. The website address <br />is: http•//www co oran eg_nc us/plannin~/NCGSCount~Boundarv.asu. We also wish to offer you the opportunity <br />