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plans for the sewer shows a sewer line and a manhole essentially at the property line. He <br />assumed that it was located there primarily to accept sewer flow from the mobile home park. What <br />is not clear from the plans is how the mobile home park would be sewered. He assumed sewer <br />could be provided in a manner similar to the way the Lawrence Park project itself is sewered, where <br />you have gravity collection internally and then it is pumped away. The other possibility is to run the <br />sewer line sufficiently deep so that it could accept gravity flow from the mobile home park. He <br />repeated that he did not know what was planned. It would be more expensive to make the line <br />deep enough to accept gravity flow, but it could be accomplished because of the pump station. In <br />other words, it does not really matter from a mechanical standpoint how deep the pump station is. It <br />matters from an expense standpoint. The Town of Hillsborough, from his understanding, has <br />proposed in its water and sewer agreement with the developer, to allow them a credit against their <br />capital facilities fees for the additional expense of sizing this pump station to accept flow from fifty <br />(50) dwellings which he assumed would be the mobile home park; and possibly from the extension <br />of the gravity sewer from the Meadowlands which was not absolutely necessary for the Lawrence <br />Road project. <br />Chair Brown asked if the information pertaining to the mobile homes hooking onto the sewer <br />lines was in the agenda material. Mr. Thames indicated that he did not know if it was or not. He did <br />know that he didn't personally have the information. The Water and Sewer Agreement between the <br />developer and the Town of Hillsborough has not yet been executed, however, the provision to allow <br />the mobile home park to have access to the sewer would be included . <br />Planning Board member Nell Andrews asked if written assurance had been received from the <br />Town of Hillsborough that this subdivision would have sufficient water supply to take care of fires. <br />Mr. Thames indicated that there was a provision in the water and sewer agreement to install a <br />booster pump, to boost water pressure. The water and sewer agreement says "if it is needed". <br />Ms. Andrews stated that she wanted to make sure that the residents out there, if there are going <br />to be three or four an acre, have sufficient water pressure to extinguish fires. <br />Mr. Thames repeated that there is a provision for a booster pump. Its very nonspecific and it is <br />unclear to him if the booster pump is meant to provide normal operating water pressure and flow or <br />whether it is meant to provide fire flow. Fire flow pumps are different than the general water service <br />booster pumps. The water and sewer agreement is not clear on that. He mentioned that it was also <br />not specified where the booster pump would be located. He stated that he assumed that the Town <br />of Hillsborough, their engineer, and the developer's engineer would locate the pump where it is <br />needed. The Town of Hillsborough would be responsible for the maintenance of the pump. <br />Chair Brown asked several questions of Slade McCalip regarding the traffic conditions. She <br />mentioned that as she reviewed this material she saw where it apparently says that all streets will <br />be inspected by NC DOT for maintenance. She asked about capacity because she did not see <br />addressed in the material what the current capacity of the roads are now. <br />Planner McCalip indicated that they were carrying 2400 trips a day and 2500 trips a day <br />respectively on US 70 Business and US 70A and Lawrence Road. <br />Q:\19981123.doc®