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~~.. ~X~[lltc"CIYLC C~Cattl~tp ~°°°`P "~, O~NGE COUNTY ~.,. d~ ~ rpa Office of the County Manager ~\../ Q; v,. ~ ~~ OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER ~r ~ i 200 South Cameron Street ~~:.~ . 124 West Elm St., Graham, NC 27253 Post Office Box 8181 .r Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 ~'9ly • gpR~~~~ ~ DAVID I. SMITH Tel. (33G) 228-1312 '}'o x~ ~~° Laura E Blackmon Tel. (919) 245-2300 ~ County Manager Fax (336) 570-6788 ~`b eoco~ County Manger Fax (919) 6443004 to communicate directly with Alamance County and Orange County officials about any questions or concerns you may have about how the final determination of the county line's location may impact you, your family; or your property. You also may wonder how this process may affect your tax bill; who will provide fire protection to your property; where your children may go to school; where you may vote; or about many other understandable concerns. Please contact us by August 25 with any specific considerations you would like to bring to the attention of both governing boards before they conduct a more formal public input process in September and October. The earlier we hear from potentially affected•property owners and citizens, the better job we are likely to do in planning for government service delivery changes. Primary points of contact for each county staff follow our signatures at the end of this letter. Both county governments are aware from past experience that the process of determining the location. of uncertain boundaries can be unsettling and frustrating for citizens affected by a boundary line's location. We recognize that, in the end, we may not be able to satisfy every consideration that every property owner may wish to see addressed. Please be assured that we want to know of your concerns and will do our best to ensure that issues you may identify to us will receive consideration from governing boards and staff as we work with the State to resolve the location of the Alamance/Orange boundary line. If the County Boards of Commissioners decide to make changes to the initial survey map following the public input process, the North Carolina Geodetic Survey will perform additional field work reflecting the agreed upon changes and the revised map will be submitted for approval. The Boards would meet again for final survey approval. Once the map is approved by both Boards of Commissioners, a final survey plat will be prepared by the North Carolina Geodetic Survey and recorded with the respective Register of Deeds in both counties and in the records of the North Carolina Secretary of State. At a future date to be determined, real property will be taxed based on the county in which it is physically located, as set forth on the final survey. County staff and atton~eys will work with School Boards and staff to try to develop any agreements that may be possible between the School Boards of both counties to allow students of affected families to attend school in the system they may already be attending. County staffs will also work together to coordinate service delivery planning considerations related to voter registration, public safety, human services, and many other county services. It is the intention of both counties to provide notice of the surveying of the boundary line to all residents and property owners who could potentially be impacted by the final determination of the location, of the boundaly line. If you believe we may have overlooked one or more of your neighbors in the notification process, please feel flee to share this letter with them and invite them to contact us as well with any questions or concerns about the process. r Veiy truly yours, ~ ~ ~ o--- ~~ ~~~~ David Smith County Manager Alamance County Cordially, Laura E. Blackmon County Manager Orange County