Agenda - 09-30-1999 - 4 - Laserfiche WebLink

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~ . ~ ~ i~ CLyAlarq~- tt i~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ y ~ 1~'.~lryC&rb?~wr~ ~~'lnr J~ Momow ~ ~ J TwrCoAedcr f3lmdd Sgp6enoa ddgnr 106 E. Washington Street c~ saaodo,,u~.Pror.. Mebane, N.C. 27302 Pi8"` ~°"~' ~ ~„~ T~°' a"~' sou ~ ~ (g19) 563-5901 w~. nbaea. ~9 ~° CIi~VYipdnm ~ ay R~apOan ~ PoibDksc~cr Mrs. Alice M. Gordon, -Chair ~ ~ ~ : - Z ~ i~r ` ' ~ fi Orange County Commissioners ~ ~ , . _; ~ t P. O. Box 8181 3 3 ;,i .: 200 South Cameron Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 DISTRIBUTED Dear Mrs. Gordon: ,~ =.5v~c /- Reference is to your letter of April 19,1999 regarding the desirability of joint planning _ ~ ~~ ~/~/,~, discussions, and poss~le written agreement, between the City of Mebane and Orange ~ c'~ ~ . County.. You refer directly to the Hebron community incorporation request that has apparently initiated your letter and suggestions. We have had an opportunity to read Senate Bill DRSA591-LB125(3.23) sponsored by Senator Kinnaird that would restrict the City of Mebane from a~ annexation action in Cheeks Township of Orange County . for a period of five years (until June 30, 2004), and ties the act directly to "a joint planning agreement with Orange County .. ", to be evidenced by adoption of ordinances covering such as agreement. As has been expressed to you, John Link and Senator Kinnaird, the City of Mebane would not react favorably to such legislation: we feel such action would be virtually an insuh to the City and certainly would not encourage a quickened improvement in our working/conversational relationship. A quick final word about the proposed legislation and then I will speak to the possibility of a joint planning activity. Since the action of the Mebane City Council to annex two areas of Orange County through satellite annexation seems to have been the catalyst for this legislation, we would propose that Mebane will not enter into any additional satellite annexations affecting Orange County without the written consent of the Orange County Commissioners. I-believe the Council will approve this action; this would be much better for our future relationship than some type of legislative action "aimed at" the City of Mebane. Let's not destroy the relationship that has ah~eady begun to improve through the several discussions we have enjoyed over the past months. About joint planning: the City of Mebane would welcome. any opporuunty to begin discussions about some agreements with Orange County ... as soon as we can arrange. mutually satisfactory dates. Would you like to begin those discussions prior to budget Planning? Probably not. I suspect both bodies will be involved with budgeting from very soon well into June. However, perhaps we can set as initial meeting to get our thoughts in order prior to our budget studies, and then continue them after our budgets are completed and in place. I would invite you to have John Link and Robert Wilson work out that date.