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Resolution of the Orange County Board of Commissioners
Adopting Prioritization Plan For
Voluntary Acquisition Activities
Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
For the County of Orange, North Carolina
WHEREAS, the County of Orange intends to obtain HMGP funds in order to conduct a
voluntary property acquisition program to remove residential properties from the threat of future
flooding that endangers life and property; and
WHEREAS, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act requires that
each HMGP project be cost-effective; and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the State of North Carolina and the County of Orange that
eliminating exposure to the risk of future flooding is directly related to the cost-effectiveness;
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange that
the following methodology be established to prioritize purchasing of residential property from
owners who have expressed an interest in participation in the proposed voluntary acquisition
program and have been included in the HMGP Application for the County of Orange.
METHODOLOGY
Chronology of purchasing property will be based upon an evaluation of the depth of
flooding due to Hurricane Floyd and individual damage surveys for each of the
properties.
Should methodology result in a tie, the following criteria developed from available survey
and any other information will be used to decide upon prioritization of property
purchases:
Located in the Floodway 15 Points
Owner Occupied 5 Points
Wood Frame (includes brick veneer) construction 10 Points
Solid masonry construction 5 Points
Structure built prior to 1982 10 Points
Flood insurance held at time of flooding 5 Points
Special health needs (e.g.: elderly or handicapped) 5 Points
Acquisition offers will be made in chronological and numerical order based upon the
above criteria and priority ranking.
Owner occupied structures will have thirty (30) days to accept or reject a final offer. If a
property owner fails to accept an offer after the cut-off period, funds will no longer be
reserved for the acquisition request and the offer to purchase will be invalid. Offers will
be made to property owners whose properties were included in the grant program until
all available funds are exhausted.
Adopted this 15th day of August, 2000 by the Board of Commissioners of the County of
Orange , North Carolina.
Mose Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Comm
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Clerk to th Board