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Questions from Board of County CammissianerslPlanning Board and Chapel HiIllCarrboro: Flicka Bateman asked who would pay the cost of moving the road and Paxton Badham said that American Stone Company would pay for it. Kevin Foy asked about the 75 additional acres and if OWASA would get royalties on what is extracted. Peter Gordon said that OWASA currently owns around 60 acres east and south of the road. He said that OWASA would not receive royalties. He said that there was athree-party agreement. Under the original agreement the absence of royalty payments to OWASA for extraction on the land reflected two things: 1) OWASA's primarily goal is achieving a water storage facility, and 2) the original four-party agreement included transfer of lands from the Durham family at costs that were very favorable to OWASA. The rent that American Stone Company paid to use the Durham's land was high enough to compensate the Durham's for the eventual transfer of that land to OWASA, and OWASA's forgoing of royalties was, in effect, compensation to American Stone Company. Jackie Gist asked about the potential agreement to buy the land from the Durham's. She clarified that after the mining operations are finished in 2030, that nothing industrial could happen on that land because OWASA would own it and it could only be used for water and low-impact recreation. She also clarified that under this agreement that the mining operations would stop in 2030, and without the agreement mining could go on indefinitely. Bill Strom asked that Peter Gordon go over the different costs of pursuing the quarry versus going to Jordan Lake. Peter Gordon said to get the water from Jordan Lake would be very expensive, clearly higher than with the quarry. With the quarry, the cost to OWASA really depends on the size of the pit. The intake structure is a fixed cast, so it is much more economical for OWASA to have a larger pit for water storage. Allen Spalt said that he did not remember reading in the agreement the statement that the tract where the rock crushing is which is not excavated would not come to OWASA. He understood that the entire operation was included in the four-party agreement. Peter Gordon said that OWASA had a right of first refusal on that property, but it did not have the guarantee to get it. Allen Spalt asked, in terms of the length of the operation of the quarry, what difference would it make if the landlord was OWASA or the Durham's. Peter Gordon said that it did not make any difference who the landlord was. Questions from citizens (blue cards}; 1 } The mediation agreement limits the quarry pit to 20 acres, why is more now being considered? Paxton Badham said that the 20 acres is approximately what would be mined on the OWASA property. The additional acreage is the 300-foot strip on American Stone Company's side of Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road and is now a setback. He pointed out the land on a map. 2} Are you willing to purchase my home far the appraisal value in the case of damage to my home? Paxton Badham said that the agreement states that American Stone Company would fix any damage, but they have not agreed to purchase a home. 3} Why did Orange Caunty Planning not provide the public hearing materials at the Assembly of Governments meeting two weeks ago?