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May 19, 1999, UNCG Chancellor
Patricia Sullivan and NC A&T
Chancellor Edward Forte signed Knowledge
Based Economic Development An
Affiliation Agreement Between  North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University and The University
of North Carolina At Greensboro calling
for Creation of a Center and
Foundation established as a
nonprofit corporation. The
affiliation agreement called NC A&T
and UNCG to  take
steps to facilitate the creation of
a Foundation for Knowledge Based
Economic Development - established
as nonprofit corporation - whose
purpose will be to receive, hold,
and invest private monies, royalties
and other non-public grant proceeds
which maybe given to or derived from
the research and development
activities conducted under Knowledge
Based Economic Development An
affiliation Agreement signed months
before NC A&T Chancellor Renick
became Chancellor. |
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Current Chancellor
Harold Martin was A&T lead on Knowledge
Based Economic Development
Agreement. |
" Dr. Harold Martin, provost at
N.C. A&T, said: "The proposed
Knowledge Based Economic Development
initiative with A&T and UNCG is an
exceptional opportunity for both
universities and our faculties as we
create a tremendous way to extract
successful university research and
program ways to stimulate economic
development throughout the broader
community. These types of
collaborative efforts are becoming a
more important part of the expanded
role for  universities.
A&T and UNCG will essentially be
serving as the catalyst to ‘grow new
jobs' and expand the economic
development base for the community
we serve." [N.C. A&T, UNCG SIGN
JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT
FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT EFFORT] (Posted 5-19-99)
[http://www.uncg.edu/iss/RECENT/kbed.html] |
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Triad Region Steering Committee
(June 2005) |
The
North Carolina legislative mandate
in Section 13.6 of House Bill 1414
provides funding for the state’s
seven regional economic development
partnerships to develop and
implement strategic vision plans
that accomplish the following tasks:
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(6.) Integrate the North
Carolina Community College
System and The University of
North Carolina into economic
development efforts and
planning.
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Triad Region Steering Committee
(June 2005), was chaired by Tom
Ross – (UNC-G Board of Trustee
Member) and Executive Director of
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation,
and Watts Carr, Chairman of the
Piedmont Triad Partnership Board of
Directors. Steering
Committee members included Harold
Martin Winston
Salem State, James
Renick/Phil Halstead North
Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, Patricia
Sullivan/John Merrill UNC Greensboro, Priscilla
Taylor UNC Board of Governors,
Greensboro, and Jim Melvin,
Joseph M. Bryan Foundation,
Greensboro. Emphasis added |
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NCGS §
116-198.34....Upon
formal request by the constituent
institutions, the Board of Governors may
authorize two or more constituent
institutions which meets the requirements of
this section to create a joint Millennial
Campus. |
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Public
Record Reply from
UNC-Greensboro
for
statutory
required
request
to
establish
a Joint
Millennial
Campus
produced
alleged
Chancellors
signed
Document
dated
Aug. 22nd,
2003.
Alleged
Chancellors
signed
document
stated:
"we are
pleased
to
inform
you that
this
proposal
has been
approved
by both
of our
Boards
of
Trustees
and is
supported
by local
community
leaders
and
organizations including
Action
Greensboro. Copies
of the
Resolutions
passed
by the
N.C. A&T
State
University
Board of
Trustees
on
August
22, 2003
and by
The
University
of North
Carolina
at
Greensboro
Board of
Trustees
on
August
22, 2003
are
enclosed.
Emphasis
added |
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 Recommended
by Chancellors
Renick and Sullivan,
NC A&T and UNC-G
Board of Trustees
duplicate
Resolutions: In
Support of The
Creation of a Joint
Millennial Campus
between NC A&T and
UNCG, dated Aug.
22, 2003,
and Aug.
28, 2003,
called for seeking
designation of Joint
Millennial Campus in
terms of the Central
North Carolina
School of the Deaf
real estate,
transferred to UNC
Board of Governors
for the purpose of
establishing a Joint
Millennial Campus.
Universities'
resolutions seek
designation of Joint
Millennial without a
syllable pertaining
to a 75-acre parcel
of NCA&T farmland,
statutory foreclosed
Greensboro attorney
Jim W. Phillips, Jr.
alleged NCA&T/UNCG
Joint Millennial
Campus inclusive of
NC A&T Farmland. |
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Alleged
Aug.
22nd,
2003 NC
A&T
Board of
trustees
Resolution
: In
Support
of the
Creation
of a
Joint
Millennial
Campus
between
NC A&T
and The
University
of North
Carolina
at
Greensboro
maybe
bogus. |
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NC A&T
Attorney
Lesley
A.
Renwick
alleged
, August
09,
2003,
email to
Carolyn
Meyers
says "
Attached
you will
find
documents
shared
between
Skip
Capone
(UNC-G
Atty.)
and |
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I for
our
Boards
of
Trustees
regarding
the
creation
of the
Joint
Millennial
Campus.
I
understand
that the
Chancellors
and
Provosts
have
already
approved
the
Articles.
NC A&T
Attorney Lesley
A.
Renwick
alleged
email
indicate
documents
would be
presented
at
September
board of
trustees
meeting
not
August
23, 2003
Board of
Trustee's
Retreat. |
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 Dr.
Gerald
L.
Truesdale
and Dr.
Velma
Speight-Buford
certified
alleged
August
22, 2003
NC A&T
Board of
Trustees
resolution
as Vice  Chair
and
Secretary
of the
Board of
Trustees. NC
A&T
State
Audit
Report
Ended
June 30,
2003
lists
Ralph K.
Shelton
as
Chairman
and Dr.
Velma R.
Speight
as Vice
Chairman.
University
publications
A&T
Today Volume
6,
Number
1, Fall
2002
and
Volume
5,
Number
2,
WINTER
2002
concur
with the
State
Audit
report
listings Ralph
K.
Shelton
as
Chairman,
Dr.
Velma R.
Speight
as Vice
Chairman
and
Gerald
Truesdale-Secretary. |
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Proposed Lease was smoking Gun No
statuary NCGS:
116-198.34.(8b) NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
10, 2003 by
UNC Board of Governors for
Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and
facilities, and 75-acre parcel of NCA&T
Farmland. |
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| Feb. 2, 2006, Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG was considered before UNCG Board of Trustee's Business Affairs Committee. Tom Ross moved to approve the recommendation leasing Identified JMC. William Pratt seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved for recommendation to the full Board. |
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| Feb. 2,
2006, Action
Item: Lease
Agreement between
the Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development and UNCG
and NC A&T, was
considered by UNCG
Board of Trustees. Action
item background
information timeline
from Feb. 2003
through Feb2, 2006
didn't indicated
JMC was designed by
UNC BOG. |
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background
information says "
in order to
facilitate the GCID
ability to perform
its role as
managed/developer it
was determined by
counsel for the
universities and the
GCID to pursue a
master lease for
the properties
identified as the
JMC by
university counsels,
GCID, and General
Administration,
emphasis added. |
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Action
item
background
information: |
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Timeline
from
Feb.
2003
through
Feb2,
2006
does
not
indicated
JMC
was
designed
by
UNC
BOG,
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In
order
to
facilitate
GCID
ability
to
perform
its
role
as
manager/developer
it
was
determined
by
counsel
for
the
universities
and
the
GCID
to
pursue
a master
lease for
the properties
identified
as
the
JMC,
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Properties
Identified
as
the
JMC
consist
of
owned
by
the
State
of
North
Carolina
(
Approximately
75
acres
at
the
former
Central
North
Carolina
School
for
the
Deaf
and
75
acres
adjacent
to
the
NC
A&T
farm,
and
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This
document
has
also
been
reviewed
by
the
Office
of
the
President
[
Erskine
Bowles
Office]
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 The
Identified
JMC
property
consisted
of land
owned by
the
State of
North
Carolina
(Approximately
75 acres
with
142,000
square
feet of
existing
space at
the
former
Central
North
Carolina
School
for the
Deaf and
approximately
75 acres
adjacent
to the
NCA&T
farm)....
which
unambiguous
constitute
the UNC
Board
of
Governors
alleged
Oct. 10,
2003
designated
NCA&T/UNC-G
Millennial
Campus,
emphasis
added.
Lease
Background
said "
This
document
has also
been
reviewed
by the
Office
of the
President
(Bowles)." |
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NC A&T Board
of Trustees
Table Lease
Agreement
between the
Greensboro
Center for
Innovative
Development
and UNCG and
NC A&T |
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Allegedly,
Mr.
Merrill
presented Ground
Lease
Agreement
between
the
State
of
North
Carolina
and
Greensboro
Center
for
Innovative
Development
(GCID), Feb.
15,
2006 seeking
approval
of
the
Ground
Lease
by
the
Board
so
that
GCID
can
be
granted
control
of
the
two
millennial
campus
properties as
the
development
moves
forward. Documents
presented
to
the
Board
of
Trustees
when
considering
was Ground
Lease
Agreement and
Resolutions
: In
Support
of
the
Creation
of a
Joint
Millennial
Campus
between
NC
A&T and
The
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Greensboro
dated
Aug.
22,
2003.[ 20120327105608787.pdf]]
[NC
A&T-PR]. called
for
joining
with
UNCG
to
establish
a
joint
Millennial
campus
whose
real
estate
consisted
of
the
former
School
of
the
Deaf
property
allocated
to
the
Board
of
Governors
to
established
a
joint
Millennial
Campus,
constituting
one
property, without
a
syllable
pertaining
to
additional
Real
Estate
nor
75-acre
parcel
of
land
on
NC
A&T
farmland. |
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Memorandum
from
Chair
Velma
Speight-Bluford
to
Executive
Committee
dated  February
22,
2008
RE:
Ground
Lease
Agreement-Millennial
Campus
stated:
At
the
Board
meeting
on
Wednesday,
February
15,
2006,
John
Merrill,
Director
of
the
Greensboro
Center
for
innovative
Development,
presented
for
approval
a
Ground
lease
Agreement
Between
The
State
of
North
Carolina
(Lessor)
and
Greensboro
Center
for
Innovative
Development.
Inc.
(Lessee)
for
the
Joint
Millennial
Campus
of
Greensboro,
North
Carolina.. |
  Chairwoman Speight-Buford February 22, 2006 Memorandum to the Board of Trustees Executive Committee , By majority vote, the Board decided that more time was needed to review the document (Ground Lease Agreement Between the State of North Carolina (Lessor) and the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. (Lessee) for the Joint Millennial Campus of Greensboro, NC.) I announced that I would seek approval of the document by way of the Executive Committee. |
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As
written NC.
A&T
Executive
Committee
acting
alone
did
not
have
authority
to
over
ride
full
board
decision. |
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Received from State Property Office,
Janese A. Fails recorder respectfully submitted alleged Executive Committee Post Meeting minutes dated February 15, 2006, which stated: During the Board of Trustee meeting held on February 15, Mr. John Merrill was invited to present to the Board for approval a Ground Lease Agreement Between The State of North Carolina (Lessor) and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. |
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| Executive Committee Post Meeting minutes alleged "On February 22, 2006, the Executive Committee unanimously approved the Ground Lease Agreement Between The State of North Carolina (Lessor) and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. (Lessee) for Joint Millennial Campus." |
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| March 06, 2006 the General Services Administration "GSA" posted notice U.S. Government Intends to Lease Space on the NC A&T Millennial Campus in Greensboro, North Carolina (Solicitation Number: TNCOO75). Response date March 10, 2006. |
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| Location: A negotiated action under Solicitation 5NC0075 will result in a non-competitive award to locate the USDA Natural Resources Conversation Service's East National Technical Center and East Remote Sensing Laboratory on the North Carolina A&T State University Millennium Campus. |
| Amount of Space: The U.S. government intends to lease a total of 24,680 rentable square feet921,461 contiguous BOMA usable square feet ) and six (6) reserved outside parking spaces based on the determination that this is within the best interest of the U.S. Government. This space will be made available for use buy the USDA Natural Resources Conversation Service's East National Technical Center and East Remote Sensing Laboratory personnel, furnishings and equipment to maintain mission critical engineering, research, development, and academic requirements. |
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Email from
John R.
Merrill to
Terrance
Feravich
(UNC-GA)
Subject
Ground Lease
stated:
"Following
up on the
ground lease
issue for
the GCID. I
have
downloaded
the PO1 from
the state
property
office and I
need to
connect with
the
attorney's
for the
universities
to complete
the document
(at least to
the best of
our
ability). I
realize
we're under
the gun to
get this on
the April
agenda but
what's my
deadline.? |
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Email
from John R.
Merrill to
Terrance
Feravich
(UNC-GA)
Subject
Ground
Lease
indicate
GCID was
complicit
with UNC
System March
13,
2006 Acquisition
of Real
property by
lease. |
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UNC
System
Acquisition
of Real
Property by
lease P0-1
dated March
13, 2006 for
the purpose
of
establishing
a Joint
Millennial
Campus for
North
Carolina A&T |
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State
University
and The
University
of North
Carolina
Greensboro. Proposed
Lease
unequivocal
extinguished
UNC Board
of Governors
alleged
Joint
Millennial
Campus -
North
Carolina A&T
State  University
and the
University
of North
Carolina
Greensboro
- false
claim Oct.
10, 2003
designation
of the
Central
School of
the Deaf
reallocated
to the Board
of Governors
and 75-acre
parcel on
NCA&T
farmland as
Joint
Millennial
Campus. video |
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no statuary NCGS:
116-198.34. (8b)NC
A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was
designated Oct.
10, 2003 enabling
Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development,
Inc.
to administer
the educational,
research, and economic
development mission of
a Joint Millennial
Campus and leased to
Gateway Research Park,
Inc. |
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Request from the State Property Office NC A&T/UNCG Bogus
Joint Millennial Campus Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, rename Gateway Research Park, Inc., development
timeline unambiguous indicated no NC A&T/UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated in 2003. |
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Notwithstanding Erskine
Bowles General
Administration submission of
Acquisition of Real Property
PO-1, dated March
13, 2006, to
Department of
Administration, State
Property Office for the
purpose to establish Joint
Millennial Campus for NCA&T
and UNCG; claiming this
action has been approved by
NCA&T and UNCG Board of
Trustees. |
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The Bowles Administration May
2006, recommended
approval of UNC BOG
document Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus – North
Carolina A&T
State University and The
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, containing
known false claim:
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The Board of Governors
approved, the
designation of the land
(formerly the Central
School for the Deaf)
reallocated to the Board
of Governors by the 2003
Session of the General
Assembly and a 75-acre
parcel of land currently
comprising a portion of
the NCA&T State
University Farm as a
Joint Millennial Campus,
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Now, the Boards of
Trustees of NCA&T and
UNCG are requesting
permission to execute a
ground lease of the land
and existing
improvements for the
Joint Millennial Campus
to the Greensboro Center
for Innovative
Development, a
jointly-controlled and
jointly-funded 501(c)
(3) entity that will
administer the
educational, research,
and economic development
mission of the Joint
Millennial.
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Certified
Public Record Requests to UNC BOG/GA and
Universities for documents pertaining to Designation
of Millennial Campuses and Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus |
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Replies to public record request for
the NCA&T Board of Trustees request
for permission to execute a ground
lease of the land and existing
improvements for the Joint
Millennial Campus to the Greensboro
Center for Innovative Development
and request for permission to
execute a ground lease of the land
and existing improvements for the
Joint Millennial Campus to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development. |
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NCA&T: "As to your prior request
for the resolution/motion about
the 75 acres of land being a
part of the Gateway Research
Park, There is no 2003
resolution, etc. that
specifically says 75 acres are
involved." determined J. Charles
Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General
Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural &
Technical State University.
NCA&T:
"As to the request to General
Administration to approve the
ground lease, Ms. Fails cannot
find any transmittal letter,
memo, etc." " We wonder if
possibly UNCG sent the request
on behalf of both universities.
General Administration should
have whatever was sent to
request BOG action." General
Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural &
Technical State University
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Unambiguous NC A&T
Board of Trustees had not Requested:
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- that the land
formerly designated for the
Central School for the Deaf
allocated to the Board of
Governors by the 2003 Session of
the General Assembly and a 75-
acre parcel of land currently
comprising a portion of the
North Carolina A&T State
University Farm be designated as
a joint millennial campus -
Designation of Millennial
Campuses – North Carolina A&T
State University and The
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (APPENDIX G) ;
- permission to
execute a ground lease of the
land and existing improvements
for the Joint Millennial Campus
to the Greensboro Center for
Innovative Development. As
stated in UNC BOG document
Appendix C Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus – North
Carolina A&T State University
and The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro (May
2006) - (APPENDIX C ) Lease of
Joint Millennial Campus)
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As fraudulent stated by the Erskine
Bowles Administration, Jim Phillips,
Jr. Committee on Budget and Finance
in UNC BOG documents Designation
of Millennial Campuses – North
Carolina A&T State University and
The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro (APPENDIX G) (Oct. 10.
2003) and (APPENDIX C ) Lease
of Joint Millennial Campus) (May
2006) which the 32 member unelected
UNC Board of Governors approved.
See Certified |
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| Letter dated August 5, 2009 to Dr. Belle Wheelan, President,
Commission on Colleges, SACS alleged JSNN will be housed at the
Gateway University Research Park South Campus, 2901 E. Lee Street,
Greensboro, N.C. 27401. This venue is on the land that was formerly
part of the North Carolina A7AT State University farm. (See attached
memo from Dr. Lea Williams dated March 16, 2009.) |
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Submitted on Chancellor Martin watch, alleged Lea Williams Farm
History did not indicated a 2003 JMC transaction, alleged 2007
allocation to Gateway Research which would not be a statuary NC
G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus. NC
A&T: |
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Expansion of Millennial Campus - The
University of North Carolina System
Office May 25, 2022 |
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Issue overview indicate G.S.
116-198.34 (8b) grants
the Board of Governors   authority
to designate real
property as a millennial
campus when recommended
by the president... .
The University System
Office ( UNC System
Office) is requesting
an expansion of its millennial
campus to include the
Spangler Complex ...
The UNC
System Office previous designated 150
acres as a millennial
campus consisting of Gateway
Research Park-North
Campus in Brown Summit,
NC and Gateway Research
Park-South Campus in
Greensboro, NC. Millennial
Campus is leased to
Gateway Research Park.
Issue overview did not
indicate UNC System
Office statutory
authority to designate
"its" Millennial Campus. |
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 Pursuant
Public
Record laws,
request for
documents
establishing
UNC system
Office Millennial
Campus
designation
for
Gateway-Research
Park-North
Campus in
Brown
Summit, NC
and Gateway
Research
Park-South
Campus in
Greensboro,
NC. and
lease was
made
(Request
22-23). No
PRR-22-23
document
referred to
UNC System
Millennial
campus and
its lease to
Gateway
Research
Park. |
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Prior to
Council of
State and
Governmental
Operation
approval,
UNC General
Administration lease bogus
JMC real
property to
GCID.
Letter
dated Aug.
16, 2006 from
Joseph H.
Henderson,
Director NC
Department
of
Administration
to |
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The
term
"Millennial
Campus"
means
all
real
property
and
appurtenant
facilities designated
by
the
Board
of
Governors
as
part
of a
Millennial Campus of
a
constituent
institution
of
The
University
of
North
Carolina
....
GS
116-198.33(4b) |
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| UNC System Office alleged designate millennial campus consisting of Gateway Research Park-North Campus in Brown Summit, NC and Gateway Research Park-South Campus in Greensboro, NC. Unambiguous no statuary NCGS: 116-198.34. (8b),GS 116-198.33(4b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was designated enabling Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. to administer the educational, research, and economic development mission of a Joint Millennial Campus. G.S. 116-198.34(5) exemptions did not apply to GCID Lease with USDA as well as UNC Board of Governor alleged Lease of Joint Millennial Campus. |
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"This
tract of land is part of the Seventy Five acres we
carved out for Gateway University Research Park."
said 
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as "the 
