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.??~.3 of this area if no significant amounts of rock were encountered oii their projects that were to preeeed this area. xe also pointed out that a portion of this area could not be reached by lines they presently have planned because of topography. Some of this area must be sewered through a pump station that eventually must be constructed on xighway #86 North of Hills- borough, Mr. Keith also stated that any sewer in the northern Fairview area was contingent upon the Towns securing additional funds under the Clean Water Bond Program. Commissioner Richard Whitted stated he felt the sewer project in the Northern Fairview area should ba completed. Therefore it _ would be reesonalbe for the County and Hillsborough to file some sort of application that complemented one another, that had this effort as its number one item and that other items yet unidentified be included as number two priorites. Commissioner Jan Pinney stated he had visited HUD Officials in Greensboro and talked with them later over the telephone. It was his opinion that if the County warted to file a Community Aevelopment application the target area must be rather small and that the level of services to be offered must be complete (water,sewer,streets and rehabilitation). In this way the application will develops the maximum number of points. Chairman Garrett~askaci i~i's.:,Woode_:and Nrr:. Riley;,: t'kie~ Task Force members present, were they personally recommending the County concentrate its Community Development efforts for this year in the West Hillsborough, Fairview and Northern Fairview areas and that the Community Development Task Force continue in being, to study on a more long range basis the Countf's needs? Both Ms. Wvods'snd Mr. Riley responed yes to this question. Chairman Garrett than asked Mr. Keith if he could Oontact the Mayor of Hillsborough and determine if any possibility existed that the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County might rile some type of cooperating application. Mr. Keith contacted Mayor Cates who responded by coming to the meeting. Chairman Garrett asked Mayor Cates what form he felt (separate or joint) the County and Hillsborough~s Community Development application should take. Mayor Cates replied saying we both should do the thing that would da the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Last year the Town had information that lead it to believe the joint regional type .application was not the way to ga. Now it feels an application executed by the County and Hillsborough in which the County asked for housing rehabilitation funds andfunds to upgrame water lines from P" to 6" and in which the Town applies for funds to pave streets be executed. Iie also felt as part of this application the County identify one or mare target areas in which housing rehabilitation would be conducted. Commissioner Norman Gustaveson inquired. where should the target area be? Mayor Cates responed that the Town h.ad information they could supply that might help identify possible target areas but felt the final decision on this should be left to the County Com- missioners. Commissioner Norman Gustaveson then suggested the County and City Planning departments immediately define the possible target areas and recommend a possible funding request for housing re- habilitation. Commissioner Norman Walker moved the County file a Community Development application for the 1976-1977 year and request the Town of Hillsborough endorse this application. Commissioner Jan Pinney offered a 2nd. Vats Ayes 5, Noes Q