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4 <br />to be annexed in order to receive water and sewer. <br />Mayor Johnson said that when someone comes to the Town and asks for water <br />and sewer, they have them sign a voluntary annexation authorization. <br />Eric Swanson said that there are two reasons someone wants to be annexed. <br />One is to receive utilities and two is so they can be in the Hillsborough <br />planning jurisdiction. If the Joint Planning Agreement is put in stone, the <br />only reason for someone wanting to annex would be for water and sewer. <br />Commissioner Willhoit feels it is important to decide on the type of <br />utilities required in that area and that this is something that can be decided <br />by the two Boards later. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis emphasized the importance of the two governing <br />boards working together on Joint Planning. He feels everyone is committed to <br />what they want Hillsborough and the County to look like. <br />Chair Carey explained that the County will have a public hearing, refer <br />the item to the Planning Board for a recommendation to come back to the County <br />Commissioners early in 1995. <br />Eric Swanson stated that the City of Hillsborough would have a public <br />hearing on the standards the end of January. <br />Mayor Johnson emphasized that they do want to protect the Rural Buffer <br />but they do not want to rule out any business that may want to locate in the <br />Economic Development district. <br />Eric Swanson said that they want to attract low water users -- those that <br />would not use more than 30,OOOgpd. A shorter planning process is also <br />desirable. <br />Town Commissioner Smith said that the Town does want to guard the area <br />south of the Prison Camp. They want to preserve that as a beautiful <br />entranceway to Hillsborough. This plan would achieve that goal. He is <br />willing for the Utility Boundary Committee to work out the water and sewer <br />boundaries and he is greatly in favor of allowing future development to extend <br />water and sewer to the entire EED. <br />Mayor Johnson made reference to the agenda and stated that deleting d(1) <br />and d(2) of the Joint Planning Agreement would allow them the option of <br />extending water and sewer to this area. <br />ADJOIIRNMENT <br />With no further discussion, Chair Carey adjourned the meeting at 9:00. <br />The next regular meeting of the County Commissioners will be held On November <br />15, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. at the OWASA Meeting Room in Carrboro, North Carolina. <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk <br />