Shaping Orange County's Future Final Full Report

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B. Determine carrying capacity of land and decide where to invest resources such as water, sewer, landfill and parks. C. Coordinate local and regional water /sewer boundaries with urban growth boundaries. Support the signing of the proposed Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement, from Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force. These boundaries should maintain the existing rural buffer around Chapel Hill /Carrboro. D. In accord with the Water -Sewer Boundary Agreement, ensure that any water and sewer extensions into rural areas needed to address failing systems are designed to serve onlY the area experiencing failure and not allow for additional tap ons. E. Explore new water and wastewater technology options that are created over time, and have been proven to be effective. F. Consistent with the actions of the Schools and Land Use Councils, ask the school systems to collaborate up front with local governments in the school site selection process, to ensure land use implications are considered. Coordinate and integrate planning the location and design of new schools and community buildings into overall growth management, sustainability goals, and into the overall comprehensive plans of the jurisdictions. Design should incorporate mixed -use facility goals (see Education recommendations, page 68). G. Provide equal funds per square foot of building space to the Orange County and Chapel Hill /Carrboro school systems for building new schools and remodeling or renovating old ones. (Cost of the land is not part of the allocated amount). Recommendation 5: Action Strate�v: Quantify (where possible) the effects of different patterns of growth on local budgets and tax burdens. A. Conduct a cost -of- services study to examine the "real" costs of different types of land uses and development (agricultural, residential, commercial, office, industrial). Recommendation 6: Action Strategies: Work with UNC and UNC Health Care System on issues of fiscal equity regarding costs and benefits to the community. A. Follow up on and support the recommendation of the joint UNC and Town of Chapel Hill Task Force on Fiscal Relationships to examine in more detail the positive and negative tax revenue implications of future University and UNC Health Care System growth.