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NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS COUNTY RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Cabarvus County School Board (the "School Board") owns a vacant lot m the City of Concord, North Carolina, with a street address of 223 Edwards Avenue (the "Property"); WHEREAS, the School Board intends to convey the Property to Cabarrus County; WHEREAS, the Property is surplus property, has little tax value as a vacant lot and the County has no plans to use the Property; WHEREAS, the County ~s authorized to make appropriations from its budget to Habitat for Humamty Cabarrus County, Inc., a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to wipe out substandard houmng in this community ("Habitat"); WHEREAS, the County may transfer the property to Habitat by private sale in heu of an appropriation from the County budget; WHEREAS, Habitat wishes to build a home on the lot for one of its deserving families; WHEREAS, the School Board and Habitat have agreed that the vocational students in the Cabarrus County school system will participate m the construction of the house to provide the students with a valuable educational opportunity; WHEREAS, the County wishes to transfer the Property to Habitat to promote the public purposes of education and providing affordable decent housing. NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to NCGS § 161 A-279 and § 161 A-267, the County Manager ts authorized to negotiate and execute all necessary documents to effectuate the transfer of 223 Edwards Avenue, Concord, North Carolina, to Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County, Inc., to carry out the public purposes set forth hereinabove. The County Manager is further authorized to consummate the transfer of 223 Edwards Avenue, Concord, North Carolina ten (10) days after this resolution has been published tn a local newspaper pursuant to NCGS § 161A-267. Thru the __ day of October, 2003. ATTEST' Robert M. Freeman, Chairman Chair, Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Frankm F. Bonds, Clerk Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners