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_- <br />In December of 1987, the Board of Commissioners set as a goal for the <br />1988-89 fiscal year, the adoption of the proposed Water/Sewer Policy. <br />Objectives far accomplishing the goal were subsequently identified at a <br />County Management Retreat in January, 198$. During the same month, the <br />goal and objectives as well as a draft policy were introduced at an <br />Interjurisdictional Water Seminar at the Institute of Government. <br />The proposed Water/Sewer Policy was organized around the following five <br />goal statements: <br />Goal 1 - Water Supply <br />Provide clean and safe raw water supplies to meet the current and <br />future needs of the Orange County residents. <br />Goal 2 - Sewage Disposal <br />Provide adequate and appropriate sewage disposal facilities for current <br />and future Orange County residents. <br />Goal 3 - Urban Development <br />Establish an urban development pattern compatible with the goal. of <br />directing urban growth to areas where it is desirable and can be <br />practically and efficiently served by water and sewer facilities. <br />Goal 4 - County Involvement <br />Establish a basis for Orange County's involvement in the provision of <br />water and sewer services and/or facilities. <br />Goal 5 - Financial Participation <br />Establish a basis for Orange County's participation in the financing of <br />water and/or sewer services and facilities. <br />Following the introduction of the draft policy at the January 1988 <br />seminar, substantive comments were received from: <br />Economic Development Commission <br />Orange Water & Sewer Authority <br />Environmental Affairs Board <br />Town of Carrboro <br />Town of Chapel Hill <br />Comments were also received from the Orange-Alamance Water Corporation <br />but were not substantive in nature. <br />A number of concerns were expressed by agencies and/or boards <br />responding to the draft policy. A summary of the concerns as well as <br />statements from the Water/Sewer Policy which address the concerns is <br />included as an attachment to these minutes on pages~_. <br />The Administration would like for the meeting to be considered a <br />"working public hearing" at which comments from individual citizens, <br />utility providers, and municipal, jurisdictions are received. The <br />comments may then be used to further refine the draft policy. <br />The Administration recommends that the public hearing be continued to <br />L' <br />