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z <br />-~ <br />ii <br />1 • F.XIENSION OF WATER AND SEWER MAINS 1 ~ r <br />We believe this 'oa is tl~ most sigiificaat of the fourtaa rxammeadatiotZS because <br />of its pvliry, ~ sad fiaaatial impticasions. <br />POLICY <br />'Ibe Joint Platmiag Agroemeat polices that establish a Rural Butt; sad that discxnaage <br />octeasion of public wiper sad sewer facsZiti,es irsflo the Rural Bctffer There sre provisions that <br />suggest that extmsian of stxh 5cfiities may be to address issues of public lxalsh wad <br />safrty. We beiiev~e that these policirs are :a im~portaat psrt of the long range Plans for Chapel FBI1, <br />Gabaco, and Oriage Ca:atp: <br />Pat of the area that aronld be saved with public waLet sad sews, if the.roeoaons of the <br />Wodaag Cmxtp ace.eam~ed, would be is the Iuaal Buffet: Please sx attach~ot Z, _a mug <br />shoa>i~ the aces uader camideratioo. We.beiieve that if a d~ion v made to no- amead~ these <br />fsalitie; it should bs aooompaniod• by den Sadiagi and regattl>ag ptablie health` sad <br />~Y, ~ that the general poli+des of the Joint Plammiag Ag~eat and Ioint Planaiarg 'Area. Lsod . <br />Use PLti are not viohted ~ -~ <br />LEGAL . <br />a. Payment out of landfill ftmds. <br />1). Waver service. Nonh~ Carolia:' Isa,: zr established by both. Geae:at Statutes wad <br />APpe~ Court dadsioat, limits LTOditII tipping fees. m those roesvnably~ necessary oo provide <br />the services. North Caroiias Corot dexisioos~ iadicaoe that- a: ". msT ~ fns . <br />re:soatablr asso~ia~od with opaatioas, depteciatioai a~ actual oc aatiaipaoed apie~l costs of a <br />P~~ er~rPriae. A l~'RSioa ~7~ sate: that s C~mty landfill flee ". mom. nut <br />exceed the coat of opeadiag the 1"ac~iry." ~ . ~ . ~ ~ ~ .~ <br />A teasombk art mi~rt be deYdopcd sad tvideoce prrxaoed m support a proposal. <br />that landfill eadecprise ftmds be used to ptvvide water service to replace weII wader o~ prvpaties <br />near z laadSII. bayed as .rag a~ .err pooeatisl gtvtmdwater pollution. mow, <br />Paying for such'serviee far some atza aavr the current landfill migbot be eoo:idaed a~ cost of <br />operating the laodfiD_ As tha ptvposed area is ~acpaaded, the actcai of i basis justifying <br />the awe of laad511 ftmds floc this purpose fiYe,iy grows. ~ sod ns~oce subject w legal <br />challeag~ At~some point a lice would nod to be drawn, bead oa saaae rcaaortable set of criteria. <br />2 j Stv~er service'- It would be attt+emely difficult, in the opinion of the Toara Attorney, <br />to const;oct a defeavble legal argtmneat to jtuiifjr caamdia8 sewer Iia~es do serve this area wad <br />paying .for that senrice oat of laadfiIl !lends. However; scwrt line adeadod~ for the ptapose of <br />callectiag landfill leachate for ~t is the samtary~ sewer sYstaa might be' available for use <br />by others. ~ ~ ~ . <br />