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The process for analyzing the data, formulating a recommendation, and having that recommendation reviewed by the Boards of Commissioners is described in General Statute 153A-17 & 18 (attached). An outline of the process provided by the NC Geodetic Survey to all Special Commissioners is also attached. As part of that process, the Mecklenburg Special Commissioner, John Petosky, and I have already met twice to review the survey information and will meet again on July 18,2001. These meetings include other County staff from both Counties representing property mapping, GIS mapping, planning and tax assessment. The process for the next six months will include: a continued review of survey data; review of mapping practices; technical discussions relating to the matching of two separate GIS databases; analysis of aerial photography; identification of possible affected properties; and, a parcel by parcel analysis of the County line projections. All of these factors are the technical and mechanical process of analyzing the data. The period following that analysis and the recommendation of the Special Commissioners will include the time for public comment. The Special Commissioner recommendation will be forwarded to both Boards of Commissioners. The Boards will then need to hold a public heating to consider that recommendation and legal notification will be required for that hearing, in addition we will send a direct mailed notice of the hearing to all property owners affected by any re-mapping of the line that is differs from the current Cabarrus County tax maps. The attached General Statute includes an outline of the method to be followed if the Special Commissioners cannot agree on a single recommendation for the location of the County line. In addition if the Special Commissioners agree on the location of the line, but the Boards of Commissioners wish to establish a line that differs from that mapped, the remedy is to pursue legislation to be enacted by the General Assembly to rs-establish the boundary between the Counties. The great deal of concem that residents have about this issue has prompted a number of phone calls, e-mails, office visits and a meeting in Cabarrus Woods with residents. I have attempted to respond to each of these inquiries as quickly and as thoroughly as possible and will continue to do so. A resident at the meeting in Cabarrus Woods suggested that we add maps of the surveyed arsa and updates of meetings to our web site to provide further information. We are working on accomplishing that as soon as we can and I will let you know once that is available. As always should you have any questions or concerns related to this, please contact me. Attachments: 1. County line descdptio~ from "The Fon~atJon of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943" By David Leroy Corbitt. 2. General Statute 153A-17 & 18 3, Memorandum - North Carolina Geodetic Survey · Page 2