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Recommendation: Delay consideration of extension of zoning until a decision is made on amending the Land Use Plan.- When the Zoning Ordinance is extended into Cheeks Township, the use of the "existing. Commercial" and "ezi-sting Industrial' Classifications should be limited- to those uses in place at the time of the Planning Staff's September., 1982 field survey. This should minimize. -pre,-emptive'development,. i,e_. ,,. developmenr.;. that may be rushed to beat the effective date of the. Ordinance. 3)' Designation of Future. Reservoir Sites: The most controversial aspect of the Orange County Water Resources= Task Force was its recommendation regarding protection of reservoir sites in Cheeks Township and., at the same time, providing for industrial development along the US 70 and I-85 corridor. The Task Force recommendation was to restrict development to the McGowan, Creek sub-basin, and impose strict controls of development in the Seven Mila Creek. sub-basin a longstanding potential water supply. Just prior to the August 23, 1982, Public Hearing on.the Cheeks Land Use- Plan, the' NRCD Office of Water Resources released a report which. indicated that an expanded Corporation Lake would have a.yield essentially equivalent to the proposed Seven Mile Creek Reservoir. The implication should be obvious: If an expanded Corporation Lake were to be selected as the future water supply for Northern Orange County, the Seven Mile Creels site could be abandoned, opening up the Seven Mile Creek sub-basin for development. Although. an expanded Corporation Lake, as an alternative to the Seven Mile Creek site, would solve a major part of the Water Resources Task Force's concerns, the expanded reservoir would still be adversely affected by development in the McGowan Creek sub-basin. The ideal Solution would be to locate a reservoir upstream: of the confluence of McGowan'-: Creek and the Eno River. A preliminary analysis indicates that such: a• site exists. Recommendation: Authorize the County Manager to have an engineering report pre- pared' on the economic and geologic feasibility of as expanded Corporation Lake and upstream alternative reservoirs.. 4) Development of a.Plan for Financing Water and Sewer Line Extensions from: Hillsborough into Cheeks Township: Recommendation: Request the County Manager to have .an. engineering report prepared on extension of Water and Sewer limes into Cheeks Township and to explore methods of financing the lives. Attention should be given to creation Of a special tax district or other equitable means of financing.in order that use. of the_..County's. General Fund be avoided for this purpose. If an alternative to the proposed Seven Mile Creek Reservoir can be identified, then development in the Seven Male Creek sub-basin will- present less of a long term water quality problem. However-, protective measures. will need to be taken to protect Lake Ben Johnson as long as it is Hillsborough's primary water supply. In the event that the Seven Mile Creek Reservoir project is abandoned, then utilization of the County-owned property in this sub-basin might be considered as the nucleus for an industrial park site.. This prospect should be considered by the Planning Board and the Economic Development Commission as they proceed with their deliberations.