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= rrFo ~ m q'~- i o n ~'~~M <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />®S°~gt ' gQ4,~A <br />Administration 131 W. Margeret Ln. <br />(919) 245-2575 „ * ;2 P. O. Box 8181 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) , ~' Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ° <br />~r~h 6a~°~`P <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />COPIES: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning and Inspections Director <br />Kevin Lindley, PE, Staff Engineer <br />DATE: April 14, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: Utility discussions with the Cities of Mebane and Durham <br />Discussion has begun with both the City of Mebane and the City of Durham regarding provision of <br />utilities in the Buckhorn EDD and Eno EDD. A Request for Qualifications has been written <br />soliciting engineering firms to design and give cost estimates for constructing a core water and sewer <br />infrastructure in the Buckhorn EDD. Since this would be an extension of the City of Mebane's <br />system, they are currently reviewing the RFQ before issuance. In addition, Craig has met with Ted <br />Voorhees, Deputy City Manager in charge of Operations, to discuss extension of utilities from <br />Durham's system into the Eno EDD. <br />Also of note, discussions are pending with the City of Mebane to take over operation of the Efland <br />Sewer System. This would involve re-routing the wastewater flow from the Town of Hillsborough <br />to the City of Mebane via the Gravelly Hill sewer lift station on West Ten Road. All Efland sewer <br />customers would then become out-of--town customers of the Mebane sewer system and the County <br />would no longer own or operate the Efland sewer system. The Town of Hillsborough has no <br />objection to this plan, as it frees up capacity in its wastewater treatment plant. The rerouting of the <br />sewer flow, would have an expensive upfront cost, but there would be no ongoing cost of operating <br />the system to the County and the rates the customers pay are expected to be less than those projected <br />if the County were to continue operation of the system. <br />Mebane Durham utility discussions memo 041410 <br />