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oo~~s~. (2) A meeting will be held with Orange Alamance Water Authority (3) A meeting will be held with the Water Committee followed by a report to the County Commissioners. COUNTY PROPOSALS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE Chair Willhoit noted that on the telephone survey the County is estab- lishing two telephone task forces. One will look at the question of extended area service between Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough and within the Orange County area, and one will be a technical task force to look at some of the system problems with Centel. He explained that on the extended area service, a vote was taken three years ago on this topic and it was passed overwhelmingly by the Centel customers but was defeated in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Durham areas. He felt this proposal had not~been adequately explained in the Chapel Hill area because it would have cost only .26 cents a month Yor residential customers. This new task force will look at what the cost would be today for extended service and the options available. If it looks feasible, the task force will either call for another vote or petition the Utilities Commission for toll Free service within Orange County. He invited members of the Town Board or other representatives of the Town to serve on this task force and asked for their support if this was put to a vote. Mayor Sheffield mentioned that the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant needs to be reviewed for possible expansion and the County's assistance in providing funds may be requested. Perhaps an engineering study needs to be dpne first to determine the costs. Chair Willhoit adjourned the special meeting. The next regular meeting of the Board will be held on January 6, 1985, 7:30 p.m. in the Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Don Willhoit, Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk