HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2021-063 Orange County Board of commissioners Resolution leasing property up to ten years RES - 2021 - 063r' 1011a jgl ; Attachment 3
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION LEASING PROPERTY UP TO TEN YEARS
Whereas , Orange County owns the historic Norwood Law Office , located at 135 Court
Street , Hillsborough , NC 27278 , comprising approximately 270 unconditioned square feet
(the " Premises " ) ; and
Whereas, The Norwood Law Office , built c . 1830 , was purchased by Orange County in
1925 at the time it was preparing to develop a large new jail , built in 1926 ; and
Whereas, Orange County has utilized the Norwood Law Office for a variety purposes
since 1925 , including as the first office of the Agricultural Extension Agent ; and
Whereas, The Historic Preservation Fund of Hillsborough , Inc . desires to lease the
Norwood Law Office , Hillsborough , Orange County , North Carolina , for the purpose of
maintaining the interior historic exhibit room for the public benefit ; and
Whereas, The Historic Preservation Fund of Hillsborough , Inc . raised private funds to pay
for the cost of critical structural repairs and the full restoration of the Norwood Law Office
in 1997 , and
Whereas, The Historic Preservation Fund of Hillsborough , Inc . , will pay an annual rent of
$ 100 over the course of an initial 3 year term with automatic renewal for one three ( 3 )
year term ; and
Whereas , North Carolina General Statute 160A.272 authorizes the lease of county-
owned properties for terms of up to ten years upon resolution of the Board of
Commissioners at a regular meeting after thirty days ' public notice ; and
Whereas , in consideration of the annual rent and the need to continue to preserve the
historic Norwood Law Office , the Board of Orange County Commissioners desires to
lease the building to The Historic Preservation Fund of Hillsborough , Inc . , the required
notice has been published and the Board of Commissioners is convened at a regular
meeting ;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Orange County Commissioners
hereby approves the lease of the County property described above to The Historic
Preservation Fund of Hillsborough , Inc . , for a term of three years commencing November
17 2021 , with the option to renew for up to one three ( 3 ) year term , approves the signed
lease , and directs the execution , registration , and filing of all necessary instruments
accordingly .
This the 19th Day of October , 2021 .
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Re ee Price , Chair
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