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sewer is just another part of progress, He stated that he felt the <br />school is not acceptable without public water and sewer and that _ <br />whatever is needed to make those services available to the school <br />should be done. <br />Sim Efland indicated that he felt the highest and best use of land <br />would be available far property owners if water and sewer services were <br />provided. He indicated that he felt tap-ons should be allowed in order <br />to obtain funds for project completion, He asked how other residents <br />could sign up for the sewer services and indicated support for the <br />extension of services to lands which will not perk, <br />.john Link stated that information regarding tap-on procedures for the <br />Efland Sewer Line would be mailed within the next two weeks. <br />Ted Latta spoke in support of water and sewer services to the new <br />school site, He asked that the Rural Buffer boundary be redefined to <br />follow roads. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis stated that cooperation from the Town of <br />Hillsborough is necessary for extension of water and sewer to the <br />school site, <br />2. Proposed Environmental Impact Ordinance <br />The staff presentation was made by Mary Scearbo, <br />This is the first public hearing for the draft Environmental Impact ~~~ <br />Ordinance. The draft is a product of a preliminary draft prepared by <br />the Institute of Government, a series of discussions with the Ordinance ~ <br />Review Committee and review and comments by various state agencies <br />through the State Department of Administration. <br />The NC Environmental Policy Act provides authorization for local <br />authorities to adopt an EIO, To date, no other jurisdiction has done <br />so which means there is little to draw on in terms of previous <br />experience in developing an ordinance such as this, In the process of <br />developing and refining this ordinance, various scenarios which can <br />occur during the development process need to be anticipated to ensure <br />that: <br />- the ordinance will be implemented consistently <br />- developers know what is expected <br />- current and proposed timeliness are fully integrated. We wish to <br />implement the ordinance so as to incorporate environmental review while <br />minimizing to the extent feasible any impacts to the applicant in terms <br />of time and cost. <br />Scearbo emphasized that the ordinance being presented is in draft form, <br />The Planning Staff recognizes that much remains to be done to refine <br />the review process, This hearing is very valuable in terms of <br />receiving input to be used in the development of a final draft. Staff <br />is recommending that a revised draft be brought back to public hearing <br />on November 2$, <br />