GCHAR MEMBER MEETING & LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT

8:30-10:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8

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Welcome!

Brett BushnellGreater Chapel Hill Association of REALTORS Board President

A Word about RPAC

Kristin MillerNC Association OF REALTORS

Legislative Summit

Desiree GoldmanGovernment Affairs Director

Sen. Valerie Foushee (SD-23)

Rep. Robert Reives (HD-54)

Rep. Graig Meyer (HD-50)

Orange Co. Commissioner Earl McKee

Update on Chatham Co. Development

Doug Emmons, TreasurerChatham Economic Development Corporation

Chatham County Economic

Development Update

Doug Emmons

Treasurer, and Ambassador Program Chair

Chatham Economic Development Corporation

September 8, 2014

CHATHAM COUNTY PROFILE

• Square Miles: 709(#20 largest of 100)

• Population: 63,564(#40 largest of 100)

• Workforce: 34,168(#66 largest of 100)

• Number of Jobs: 15,140(#86 in jobs to workforce ratio)

• Unemployment: 4.7%(#2 lowest May ‘14)

• Avg. Weekly Wage: $625(State average $710)

CHATHAM PARTNERSHIP MODEL

Education Business

Government

Commerce

Infrastructure

Jobs

Students

ResidentsElected Officials

Employees

Chatham County, NC

Rural Preservation with Targeted

Employment (Strategic)

MAJOR CHATHAM COUNTY

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Proposed Industrial, Commercial and Office

Space

•Moncure Super Park – 1,447 acres

•Chatham-Randolph Megasite – 1,800 acres

•Chatham Park – 7,000+ acres

MONCURE SUPER PARK – Yellow Location

Moncure Super Park Submitted to

2014 Duke Site Readiness Program

August 15, 2014✔

CHATHAM-RANDOLPH MEGASITE

Chatham-Randolph Megasite Receives

NC State certification: June 11, 2014✔

CHATHAM PARK

PLANNING

FRAMEWORK:

Land Use

Commercial, office, medical,

hospitality and retail organized

along Highways 64 & 15-501

and future 15-501 Bypass

Residential oriented toward

stream valleys, the Haw River

and Jordan Lake

Chatham Park project gets green light

from Pittsboro town board: June 9, 2014✔

CHATHAM PARK

PLANNING

FRAMEWORK:

Locate commercial near

Pittsboro and Highways

Link new neighborhoods

to the Haw River

UNC

MEDICAL

OFFICE

BUILDING

US 15 / 501

US 64 BYPASS

CHATHAM PARK

UNC Medical Office Building

Solar Farm

CHATHAM PARK

20 Mega Watt Solar Farm

CHATHAM PARK

Bluff Park Overlook

CHATHAM PARK

North Village Concept

IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE IN

CHATHAM COUNTY

• Pittsboro official NC retirement community

• Major economic development projects will

bring new businesses, jobs, and homes

• Promotion is attracting new residents

• Residential construction is on the rise

• Real estate opportunities in Chatham County

abound!

FOR MORE INFORMATION…

Dianne Reid

President, Chatham Economic

Development Corporation

dreid@chathamedc.org

919-542-8274

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RPAC RAFFLE!

Kristin MillerNC Association OF REALTORS

Fix-A-Home Volunteer Days

Wednesday, September 17,

Thursday, September 18

Friday, September 19

(There will also be opportunities to participate Monday September 15 and Tuesday September 16.)

NCAR Convention

More info & registration at ncarconvention.org.

SAVE THE DATE

GCHAR ANNUAL MEETING8:30-10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 6 at the Chapel Hill Country Club

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