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DRAFT FOR COMMISSION REVIEW ONLY <br />[GEC COh~IMENT: WHO IS SAYING THIS? IT USES PERSONAL PRONOUNS. IT SHOULD <br />BE REFORMATTED OR ATTRIBUTED TO SOMEONE.I <br />I. ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Orange County - A Cultural Oasis with aSmall-Town Atmosphere <br /> Orange County is well known for its rich history, outstanding <br /> educational and employment opportunities, and diverse and friendly <br />z' =~ ~ <br />~; <br />~ <br />~~ <br />" <br />~ <br />~~t` citizens. Nestled in the hills of the North Carolina Piedmont, <br />~° <br />~~ ~ <br />~~~~~~ <br />~ti <br />'' <br />-~~} ~ ~ <,~ tit ,,. <br />Y <br />' Oran e Coun is located strate icall between the Research <br />g ty ~ g~ Y <br />~l`; ~ tr <br />~ Triangle Park and the Triad cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem <br />=-~ ~~ ~~3 <br />. ~ ~ <br />~ ..: . and High Point. With more than 120,000? citizens, Orange County <br />_ ~ <br />~ includes historic Hillsborough, the county seat, Chapel Hill, home <br />of the University of North Carolina, and Carrboro, a former railroad <br />i~S and mill town. <br />~~, <br />r2 ~ , <br />,`L ~ ~ `,~ <br />L___ <br />demanded that a Bill of Rig <br />Orange County is proud of its long and distinguished history. When <br />Orange County was founded in 1752, five Native American tribes <br />lived in this area. Two years later, William Churton laid out the <br />boundaries of Hillsborough on land where the Great Indian Trading <br />Path crossed the Eno River. Hillsborough was the center of North <br />Carolina politics in the colonial era and hosted the state's <br />Constitutional Convention in 1778; where North Carolina delegates <br />hts be added before they would ratify the U.S. Constitution. <br />In 1789, the North Carolina General Assembly chartered the University of North Carolina, the <br />nation's first state university. UNC-Chapel Hill is the flagship of a 16-member state university <br />system and is consistently rated as one of the finest state universities _. <br />in the country. i3,~r~` ~~~- <br />Orange County lies on the western edge of the Research Triangle ,.~ ~ li~~E ~r~~ <br />area, which is anchored on three sides by UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. ~ ~~~} ~ ~1 ~ ~ <br />State University and Duke University. Research Triangle Park is ~ { . { ~ ~~ r}r;~' <br />home to leading technological companies and institutions, including ,'~'' ~ ~~ ~ 1 i~ III I, ~ [ <br />IBM, G1axoSmithKlein, Nortel, Cisco Systems, the U.S. {~~, '; ~ i~Jv. ! ~ i <br />Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of ~ ~ ~ ~!~ <br />Environmental Health Sciences. NEED BETTER PICTURE> ~ ~'~ ' ` <br />,l <br />The county encompasses rolling farms and dairy land, vital urban ~ ~- _ ~~ ; <br />areas, and graceful historic sites. Orange County combines the best '"""`~' <br />of small town living with an abundance of social and cultural <br />~~=-~+ <br />resources, and easy access to major metropolitan areas. It offers a <br />quality of life that is the pride of long-time residents and an attraction for newcomers of all ages. <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />The Mercer Group, Inc., 2008 page S <br />