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12 community. He said the Rogers Road community was an old community that in recent years had experienced urban encroachment. He said located in one part of the community is the dump, and that Carrboro had annexed a great deal of one side of Rogers Road. Council Member Kleinschmidt said the taskforce had charettes to determine a vision of how to incorporate the pressures of growth, and what elements make it a special place. He said the area was owned by the jurisdictions around the table. He said on page 25 of their materials there is a chart with a summary of the joint planning activities that refers the report to all entities including schools, the establishment of a community work group, and a funding and phasing plan for water and sewer services. He said the goal was to develop access to those services. Alderman Gist said out of the group working on mitigation measures of living near the dump, came the running of water lines up Rogers Road. She said the problem was not so much getting the lines to the houses, but the water pressure presented problems for old plumbing fixtures. She cautioned that getting water into the houses was the issue, not running water lines down the road and to the houses. Alderman Broun said they should constitute the work group and set a deadline for boards to come up with some plan. Mayor Foy called for each separate board to review the information and take some kind of action. Mayor Chilton said the work group had done great work and the process for moving forward. He said he was prepared to move forward. Commissioner Jacobs said he and Chair Foushee and Commissioner Cary had met with the community and a list of concerns had been raised at that meeting that should be incorporated into this report. He said they had looked into contracting with a plumbing company to do all the waterlines. Commissioner Broun asked if each entity would go back and appoint people for this work group and set a deadline. Commissioner Gist said the smaller the group the better and suggested a core group with one member from each body and begin the process with a Saturday retreat to determine the next steps. Mayor Foy said each board could develop its own process to appoint members. Mayor Chilton suggested one member and an alternate. Minister Campbell suggested there be a community resident and an alternate. There was unanimous agreement from the Assembly.