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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. 9.e
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 16, 1997
SUBJECT: Specific Bond Information
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ? e
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N)
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brochure John M. Link,Jr.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: --ext. 2300
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: Initial discussion among staff to the Bond Education Committee has indicated a need
for specific information related to the scheduled November 4 Bond Referendum.
BACKGROUND: The attached brochure has in bold italics the specific information that is deemed
important to provide. The information on potential school projects is either included on the
brochure or will be provided by each school system. Two areas that need to be addressed are the
amounts of bond money to be earmarked for the Chapel Hill Southern Community Park and the
Chapel Hill Senior Center. Recommended amounts for the BOCC to consider are indicated in bold
italics.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider further specificity
in the amount designated for the Chapel Hill Southern Community Park and the Senior Center in
Chapel Hill.
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ADDENDUM TO BROCHURE
Schools
Potential Projects
Chapel Hill/Carrboro $24 million
• New Middle School $18.0 million*
(Total project cost of$19.7 million, using approximately$1.7 million in impact fees)
• Expansion of
East Chapel Hill High $3.0 million*
(Total project cost of$14.8 million, using approximately $1 L 0 million in state bonds and
$800,000 in impact fees)
• Renovations `' $ 3.0 million
(Specific projects)
Orange County $23 million
• New Elementary School $ 5.7 million*
(Total project cost of$12.7 million, using approxim a,, ly X million i tate bonds and
$1.0 million in impact fees)
• New High School $12.5 million*
(Total project cost of$25 million, using$12.5 millio� al t s i izx revenue
accumulated in future years to pay cash or debt on add! 1laarrts: eeded to
construct the high school)
• Renovations $ 4.8 million
(Specific projects)
*Indicates partial cost of the total project.Revenue Sources other than bond funds will support the difference.
Parks & Recreation Facilities
Potential Projects
■ Purchase Park Land $3.0 million
(Bond could leverage Federal, State,Local Funding)
• Develop Park Land $1.5 million
(Includes at least$0.5 million to $1 million for Chapel Hill Southern Community Park)
• Complete Two Facilities
Northern Chapel Hill Park $1.0 million
Efland Cheeks Comm. School
Park $0.5 million
(First Phase)
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Public Buildings
Potential Projects
■ Senior Citizen Centers $2.6 million
(Includes at least$1.6 million for a Senior Center in Chapel Hill and one or more projects in
Central or Northern Orange County)
■ Other County Buildings $2.0 million
Whiffed Human Services Center (Hillsborough)
Skill Development Center (Chapel Hill)
Northern Human Services Center(Cedar Grove)
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