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Z n-Fo~ Ma~' i ~ l1 ~-E-~r~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration ®`~~a° ga`°~~ <br />(919) 245-2575 131 W. Margaret Ln. <br />1> >2 P. O. Box 8181 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) ~' Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us o~, ,,,ee <br />4 bar <br />•~ <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />COPIES: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning and Inspections Director <br />Kevin Lindley, PE, Staff Engineer <br />DATE: July 29, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: Central Efland and Northern Buckhorn Sewer Expansion Project Update <br />We are continuing to move steadily towards permitting of the Central Efland and Northern <br />Buckhorn sewer expansion project. Approval of the construction plans and specifications is the <br />next step. A rather extensive application packet has been compiled and should be delivered to <br />the State's Construction, Grants & Loans office for approval consideration in the next two <br />weeks. <br />Status of Grants <br />The EPA regional office has begun processing our application for the Special Appropriations <br />(SPAP) grants that were earmarked for the project back in 2003 and 2005. The application was <br />sent to them in February, but they could not begin processing the application until they approved <br />the project's engineering report and environmental assessment. We have been in contact with <br />our EPA review officer, Artie Buff, since the application was sent. The understanding from <br />talking with him recently is that he has approved the part of the application he reviews and <br />forwarded it to the next step in the process. There has not yet been any official notification of <br />approval of our application for the grants. <br />Easement Acquisition <br />Work continues on gathering the necessary documents and information to acquire easements for <br />the sewer line. At this stage, all of the easement plats for the Central Efland area have been <br />completed by Coulter, Jewell & Thames (CJT), the engineering firm for the project. <br />Approximately half of the legal descriptions of the easements in the Central Efland area have <br />been completed by the County Attorney's office. CJT is currently working on the easement plats <br />for the North Buckhorn area, which is much less extensive than the Central Efland area. Once <br />these are done, the County Attorney's office will write easement documents and agreements for <br />these parcels as well. <br />Central Efland and Northern Buckhom Sewer Expansion Project Update 072910 <br />