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14~ r ~1 2 - industrial uses. However, a_t a.s up to the people of Qrange County to decide if that is what they want for. that area.. One major issue is the total. amount of land that a_s already zoned commercial and special use mobile home. xtte water and sewer extension would • eventually increase the,number of mobile homes and commerc~alJand uses Xn the immediate area around U. S. 70. Annexation: If the City of Durham provides water and sewer service to the petitioner's area and perhaps beyond, then the posss~~vicest otishe City of Durham will annex this area which it is providing ~ good trans- raised. The area already has extensive commercial zoning _• portation facilities and ha a the potential to attxact business that could add to the tax base of Oran~'flounty. The issue then•is posssame services this tax base to the City of purham if they start'provi-d~.ng to the area and 'then decide to annex: Environment: In 1972, the .Congress passed the Federathe nati.on'slwat rs. Control Act Amendments with the objective of cleaning up Under Section 201 of this Act, areas were requited to prepaxe a'facilities plan which demonstrated the need for funds to construct sewage treatment facilities. The Gzeater Durham Area 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan in- cludes Orange County and calls for construction of sewer lines into 'the area in question. Provision of these services, then, would be in keeping with this plan. Land Use planning:, ~n issue such. as this which could affect..the_future growth pattern of part of Orange County makes a good case far the develop- ment of a land use glen for the County. Such a plan could provide the basis upon which to make rational decisions about Yahat Orange County's policy ought to be on this question. Policy O~ians The Planning Board might take a number of positions on the question of extension of water (and sewer'?) into Eno Township along Hillsborough Road. These include: ]„ Oppose extension of water lines into the area. This would allow growth in the area only to the capacity of soi.7.s to absorb effu- lent from septic tanks. It would also deny owners of Brewer's Trailer Cou osesXesi.dents of othertmobule home parksein theaarea possibly exp to unpotable water. _, 2. Endorse the extension of a small diameter water line (6 or 8 inches for example)but not a sewer line to the petitioners property and. not beyond. This would solve health problems in the area while not opening up the area to the growth that the provision of uti- lities of greater capacity might cause.