The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to receive citizen comments regarding the county manager’s recommended 2008-18 Capital Investment Plan as well as the Local Revenue Options Referendum.

The recommended CIP, which includes plans for Orange County, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools construction and renovation projects, is available online at www.co.orange.nc.us/budget.asp and at the County Budget Office and the Clerk to the Board’s Office on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough.

Staff will provide a brief presentation highlighting the major components of the 10-year plan during the public hearing. In addition, staff will present information regarding the Local Revenue Options Referendum, which will be on the May ballot. During its 2007 session, the Legislature gave counties the option of a 0.4 percent land transfer tax or a quarter-cent sales tax increase to compensate for money taken away from counties in a deal to make the state pay for Medicaid.

The public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.

Community members are also invited to submit written comments and questions about the CIP or local revenue options to: Orange County Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC, 27278; or by email to Budget Director Donna Coffey at dcoffey@co.orange.nc.us or to the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners at dbaker@co.orange.nc.us. Comments and questions will be shared with the board.