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C•. P?INUTF'S ORANGFi COITNTY BOARb OF COT'[P42SgI0NFRS JANUARY l0, 1978 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in called session on Tuesday, January 10, 1978, at 7:30 p,m,, in the commissioners' RoorT of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, Those present were Vice-Chairman Norman Gustaveson, Commissioners Jan •- Pinney, and Donald Taillhoit, Commissioners absent were Norman Tlalker and Richard P7hitted. Staff persons present were S. P?, rattis, County T?onager, Neal Fvans, County Finance Director, Hal minis, Acting Planning nirector, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk, Chairman Gustaveson inquired if there were those persons present who wished to bring any matters to the attention of the Board of Commissioners. Horace Johnson, a member of the Hillsborough mown Board, asked that the Board discuss the sewer line situation in the Northern Fairview area. Josephine Barbour stated that she had cruestions regarding the Balanced Growth and P:conamic bevelopment Conference now going on in Charlotte, The Chairman asked Mr. Johnson to make his presentation to the Board, Mr. Johnson stated the problem in the Northern Fairview area evolved because of contaminated wells, and the Town of Hillsborough viewed this as a health problem which needed to be corrected to avoid an epidemic. A committee, on which Mr. Johnson serves, has received a cost estimate from the Town's engineers, Rase, px•idgen, and Freemon, for extending sewer lines into the Northern Fairview area of between 520,000 to $32 000. T is now seeking ways of financing the project. Mr. Johnson statecihtheo owntee of Hillsborough was not in a Johnson has talked with Dave Reynolds of TriancletJe entire project, D?r, the possibility of the Town receiving some funding throughathenCleandAir Clean T9ater Bonds, Fie requested that the County o Hillsborough in financing this project by committinin with the Town of prOject• Construction work can be done by r~anpowergcrewS000The majanc~ost of the project would be the cost of the pipe anc? the pumping station. funds. A portion of the cost of the project will be covered by Community Development Commissioner T9illhoit stated he was in favor of the County participatin 1n the joint. venture with some arrangement to be decided upon that the money would be paid back to the County. g Commissioner ,Pinney stated that he felt tap on fees should be waived since this is a health problem, The purpose of the project is to one on the sewer system, and there could be people who could not affort the tap on fee, get every- Commissioner T•~illhoit moved that money available far this project and that detailspbecwarkedtautafar the money to be repaid from revenues. g the Commissioner Pinney asked that the motion be amended to state that the project move with haste and that the Town Board consider waivine~ the tan on fees (privilege fee), Commissioner T^)illhoit agreed to the amendment, Commissioner Pinney seconded the motion. The Chairman called far a vote, and all members of the Board voted aye. The motion was declared passed, For the record, it was stated that this is an appropriation to aid in solving an acute health problem identified by the County Health nenartment and is not a policy set by this Board in extending sewer lines. Chairman Gustaveson recognized Mrs. Barbour who inquired about who received invitations to attend the Balanced Growth Conference in Charlotte. The County Manager informed P4rs. Barbour that two representatives