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~~~ <br />9. WATER PROJECTS <br />- County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson presented for consideration <br />.. of approval the list of water projects to be funded with the $242,450 <br />provided for by Senate Bill 2. He outlined the list of proposed <br />projects and the estimated cost of each item. <br />Everett Billingsley, Director of OWASA, stated his concern <br />about the timetable for the improvements to Lake Orange. He encouraged <br />the Board to consider raising Lake Orange two feet instead of one. <br />Chair Willhoit noted that the information he has received <br />indicates that both the oWASA system and the Hillsborough System have <br />the same number of days water supply left. <br />Billingsley asked that the instream flow be cut to a minimum. <br />Commissioner Marshall stressed the importance of working with <br />NRCD to assure that .the County maintains the instream flow that NRCD <br />desires. <br />Chair Willhoit asked that additional information be formulated <br />on the potential of using wells to augment the water supply. <br />Chair Willhoit questioned the improvements that must be made <br />if the Lake is raised one foot and Thompson indicated that such <br />improvements would need to be made. <br />- Attorney Geoffrey Gledhill noted there is a property rights <br />issue that needs to be resolved before raising the Lake more than one <br />foot. <br />Bobby Nichols, President of Lake Orange Inc., questioned <br />raising Lake orange one foot when it could be raised two feet for abaut <br />the same amount of money and asked that the Board reconsider raising <br />Lake Orange two feet. <br />Betsy Tilly, property owner on Lake Orange, questioned the <br />motives behind Nichols giving the County permission to raise the Lake <br />two feet when it is not in the best interest of the people who reside on <br />Lake Orange. <br />Pat Key, resident on Lake orange, pointed out that the five <br />feet easement is specified in the deed for flooding. She does not <br />believe that raising the Lake two feet will solve the water problem. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by <br />Commissioner Carey to approve the resolution as presented deleting all <br />items relating to Lake Orange. The Resolution is printed below as <br />approved: <br />RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is eligible to receive $242,450 in Senate Bill 2 <br />funds over a two year period for water projects; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners have identified water <br />supply projects as the most appropriate means of allocating Senate Bill <br />2 funds; and <br />WHEREAS, Lake Orange, Ben Johnston Lake, Corporation Lake and Orange <br />water and Sewer Authority are the water supply projects/areas requiring <br />improvements. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners that in the interests of increasing the water supply for <br />all citizens, the Board does hereby allocate Senate Bill 2 water funds <br />to the following projects: <br />Lake Ben Johnston <br />