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would be finished around the beginning of calendar year 2002. Grant funds, specifically Clean VIlater Grant funds, could also be obtained in the March cycle to leverage the bond funds. Commissioner Gordon asked if the County had an obligation to serve the ten customers who were not in the bond project. Paul Thames said that the County probably did not have a legal obligation to serve these customers. Discussion ensued about the four homes in the water quality critical area. Commissioner Carey said that he feels a stronger commitment to the people in the quarry area because of the burden that they have been sharing. He asked about the implications of providing water to the four homes in the water quality critical area. Geoffrey Gledhill said that this sewer project predates the water quality critical area. He said that there was a way to serve those four homes without doing damage to the land use plan and to the water quality critical regulations. Craig Benedict showed two proposed subdivisions on a map -Ashwick and McGowan Creek. Ashwick is in the ten-year transition area, primarily in the Phase One adopted plan. There is a portion of McGowan Creek that lies outside the transition area. Craig Benedict then explained the policy implications of the sewer project. John Link pointed out that this is a utility and one of the limits of the system should be whether or not expansions pay for themselves. Paul Thames made reference to charging capital facilities fees, even within the bond area, and said that if someone lives in the bond area and did not sign up, if the Board decides, it can legitimately charge them capital facilities fees. Geoffrey Gledhill painted out that the Board would have to decide not to charge capital facilities fees for people in the bond area that did not sign up because the rules require the charge. Commissioner Gordon asked and Paul Thames answered that the typical capital facilities fee would be about $4,000 per household. John Link proposed that the staff came back at the regular meeting on April 17t" with some steps identified to address specifically Phases 1 B and 2 as well as steps for planning in general far the Efland area. He is not sure that the citizens in Efland are clear about the fact that those that are going to develop are going to pay the capital charges and pay far the lines. If the County is going to act as a utility, it means that the users pay. Chair Halkiotis stated that a meeting with the Chair, the Vice-Chair, and the Manager to meet with the Mebane City Manager, two members, and the Mayor has been confirmed for April 17tH Commissioner Brown does not feel comfortable permitting a large development knowing full well that there is not a secure water system. Chair Halkiotis suggested that one or two County Commissioners work with the staff to move this Efland project along. Commissioner Brown suggested that she and Commissioner Jacobs work with staff to move this project forward. This will be a Board of County Commissioners' task force. 2. GREENE TRACT Planning Director Craig Benedict made this presentation. He said that there is an interlocal agreement for the 169 acres, which make up the Greene Tract. The interlocal agreement states that within two years, a decision will be made about the future of the Greene Tract. Craig Benedict received today from the Town of Chapel Hill via email a further analysis of why this is not an amendment to the joint planning area until the County Commissioners approve it. Chair Halkiotis asked that Craig Benedict please do an analysis of the email he received from the Town of Chapel Hill and share with the County Commissioners. Jahn Link asked Craig Benedict to analyze what the LOG discussed over the last two or three years about possible uses of the Greene Tract. He said that this document did not speak to affordable hauling or school sites, both of which were discussed at same length. He asked Benedict to provide the County Commissioners a list of questions that they may want to ask relative to this issue at the JPA public hearing an April 12t"