Orange County Schools Gym Joint Use Agreement
At a glance
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- What: a 10-year memorandum of understanding for city use of the gymnasium in a new Orange County elementary school in Mebane, which Orange County Schools expects to open in 2029.
- Cost: about $381,547 over ten years for the extra space, bleachers, vestibule and ADA features the city needs, under a separate financing agreement with Orange County, plus a share of operating costs. Staff said building a comparable city gym would cost far more.
- Where it stands: approved 2026-09-08 by voice vote.
- Next: the agreement is contingent on annexation of the school site and the adjoining soccer facility (public hearing and vote still to come) and on the separate financing agreement.
Key points
- Practices and games, especially youth basketball, which is short of courts.
- The gym is too small and lacks showers and a generator, so it will not serve as an emergency shelter.
- The city already has a no-charge joint use agreement with Alamance-Burlington schools (ABSS); staff asked Orange County Schools to consider the same in time.
Discussion time
About 14 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 - City Council | 14 |
Log
- 2026-09-08 - City Council - Presented by Lawson Brown with Melanie Gartrell and Steve Hess of Orange County Schools (about 27:48-42:00); approved.