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Attachment 1 Excerpt of Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan-Full Recommendations Section IV. Current Maior Issues and Solution Recommendations This section contains discussion of major issues identified by the Task Force during the planning process and possible solution recommendations. Maps 27 and 28, which follow the recommendation text, show the recommendations that can be displayed on a map but the text below also contains recommendations that are not well suited for mapping. Additionally, some responses to Citizen Comments (Appendix B) contain recommendations and should be referred to for further information and during implementation actions. Goal: In the future, the planning area should be well served by reliable infrastructure to accommodate orderly, planned growth. The planning area will retain the core village area that will be the center of community life. An efficient multi-modal transportation system will operate in the area and commercial and light industrial uses both in the planning area and nearby will provide job opportunities to area residents. There will be a mix of housing types and sizes that will be economically accessible to a broad spectrum of working people. Parks and greenspace will be connected by a system of greenways that will allow people to enjoy ahigh-quality outdoor environment while also serving as corridors for wildlife migration. A. Water and Sewer Objective: Orderly and planned expansion of the sewer system and a sufficient public water supply system. The availability of water and sewer systems is one of the primary factors influencing the characteristics of development. Areas that are not served by water and sewer systems generally develop at very low densities because water must be obtained from individual wells and sewage must be disposed of on-site via, predominantly, an on-site septic system. Additionally, non- residential development tends to be very limited in azeas served by on-site well and septic systems and often non-residential development is dependent upon the availabilities of fire service levels. Efland is the only area under Orange County's jurisdiction that has acounty-owned public sewage disposal system. Because of this, the planning azea represents one of the azeas of Orange County where higher density development is a viable option within the County's planning jurisdiction. Efland residents have expressed concerns over the amount of time the sewer project first initiated in 1984 has taken to implement. Additionally, some residents would like to see all six phases shown on Map 13 implemented, not just Phases lA, 1B, and 2. The need for a long range Master Plan and associated funding sources for water and sewer has been discussed. The Task Force is supportive of planned growth occurring within the planning azea but existing limitations on water and sewer services need to be addressed prior to permitting additional growth. Following are recommendations regarding water and sewer issues: 5 63