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_C_ c Centralina Council of Governments June 5, 2012 The Honorable Elizabeth Poole, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 707 Concord, North Carolina 28026 Dear Chairman Poole, In the fall of 2011, Centralina Council of Governments applied, on behalf of the 14- county bi -state region, for HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant funds to undertake the next steps of the CONNECT vision. The participation of over 100 volunteer jurisdictions, organizations, and businesses in developing this application through the CONNECT Consortium, helped us to secure funding in the amount of $4.9 million from HUD. These funds will be used to help communities address some of their toughest issues, and to create a regional framework to ensure that the rapid growth this region continues to experience occurs in ways that promote economic and job growth, protect quality of life, and avoid unnecessary government spending. We would like to share with you more information about this project, and invite Cabarrus County to become involved in it as a member of the CONNECT Consortium, which will guide this grant process. As a first step, a member of our Executive Board, Mount Pleasant Mayor Pro Tern Richard Burleyson, would welcome the opportunity to meet with your governing board to present information about the project and how you can participate. Participation requires no financial cost other than some of your time — but your participation will yield significant benefits to your community and the region. Should you wish to join the Consortium, and we certainly hope you will, we can provide a copy of the Consortium Agreement and additional information about how the Consortium will do its work in guiding the grant process to produce the results this region and our communities need. We are working to ensure vibrant communities in a robust region —that is what CONNECT Our Future is all about. 525 North Tryon Street —12 Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Phone: 704-372-2416 Fax: 704-347-4710 www.centralina.us Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer. Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Attachment number 1 G -2 Page 287