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ISM outiSP a! ~ ~~ yp A Orange County Planning & Inspections Department 306F Revere Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 Telephone: (919) 732-8181 FAX (919) 644-3002 ~~ fir! ~ ~~~ CANE CREEK WATERSHED COMMUNITY MEETING MEETING SUMMARY November 09,1998 On October 29, 1998 the Orange County Planning Department held a community meeting at the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Department. The purpose of the meeting was to give planning staff and watershed residents the opportunity to discuss development mangement options for the Cane Creek watershed. The meeting began promptly at 7:30 PM and was attended by 251 community members. Also in attendance were representatives from the Orange County Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and staff from the Orange County Planning Department (see Appendix A). David Stancil of the Orange County Planning Department began by welcoming community .members, and discussing with them the purpose and agenda of the evening's meeting. After the community indicated that they approved of the meeting format, Mr. Stancil proceeded to a slideshow. The slideshow outlined the three proposed watershed management options currently being considered by Orange County to protect watershed water quality. After Mr. Stancil's presentation, Alan Rimer of OWASA briefed community members about the role that OWASA will play in protecting watershed water quality. Following Mr. Rimer's comments, the floor was opened up to clarification questions from the community. In general, community members asked for clarifications of OWASA's role in watershed protection. Specifically, residents were interested in learning how much future land OWASA is planning to acquire, the purpose of acquisition, and the methods that may be used for acquisition. In response, to these inquiries Mr. Rimer indicated that: • Land may be acquired for the construction of tributary impoundments on either/or both Caterpillar Creek and Watery Fork; • The need for impoundments will vary according to the management option selected, generally options in which cluster development predominate will require tributary impoundment's; • The exact amount of watershed land to be acquired by OWASA is yet to be determined; • A variety of tools including fee-simple purchase and conservation easements may be employed by OWASA, to acquire watershed properties. ~ Richard Norton, a Ph.D. candidate at UNC-CH Dept. of Ciry and Regional Planning atd Durham resident, atunded the meeting as an interested observant and not as a community member. His attendance is not counted toward the number of persons in attettdance.