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Frank Clifton: This is a way of an example, if you do increase the size of the line out <br /> there, depending on how long you know the line's been there, it may be a situation, and the <br /> water company is the best one to address this, is whether or not the pressure is going to <br /> increase substantially or not, create some plumbing issues or otherwise connection issues and <br /> exaggerate leaks. It's really going to be an issue between the engineers for the developers, <br /> Habitat, and the utility company involved out there to look at and condition everything <br /> associated with it. We can work through that as much as we can. That's one of those design <br /> issues. <br /> Chair Pelissier: The memo from Solid Waste on page 234 recommends that the radius <br /> in the cul-de-sacs need to be a minimum of 45 feet and some other changes related to being <br /> able to have the recycling trucks. What would be the impact on the lots that would be done? <br /> I'm not sure how big the radius is right now, so I wasn't sure what the implications were for that. <br /> Tracy Parrott: I'm not certain of the impact at present. The lots surrounding the cul-de- <br /> sac, some are not as deep as others and I'm concerned about the condition that has been <br /> mentioned on a couple of the lots. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz: One follow-up to the follow-up about the water lines. I just <br /> want to be clear. If it is determined that existing residents will be required to hook up to the 8" <br /> line, who would be expected to pay the cost of reattaching those existing water lines to the new <br /> 8" line? <br /> Craig Benedict: We had conversations with Community Housing Development, if they <br /> are low-income families, there could possibly be grants to assist in that reconnection. We will <br /> have to examine what would happen with the other residents that are in the general area. <br /> Judith Wegner: I just want to thank everybody who has come out, for the very careful <br /> work that clearly went into this. I remember when we talked about this with Efland and heard <br /> some of the issues about the water lines and everything else. This is really such an example of <br /> the community working together. I appreciate all of the volunteer expert work that went into this, <br /> so thank you very much. <br /> Mark Marcoplos: Also curious about a little more information on the water issue and <br /> the equity issue. Do we know how many homes might be affected whose water pressure could <br /> stand to be approved if they were connected to the 8" line? <br /> Craig Benedict: We're working with Orange-Alamance Water System now to <br /> reexamine the pressures throughout their system. They do not know all of the pressures on <br /> some of the side streets. So we hope with this process in improving discussions with Orange- <br /> Alamance Water System that we're going to be able to find out what the impacts of these <br /> changes are, creating loops through the system. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Hemminger to receive the CUD rezoning application; refer the matter to the Planning Board with <br /> a request that a recommendation be returned to the County Board of Commissioners in time for <br /> the September 20, 2011 BOCC regular meeting; and adjourn the public hearing until September <br /> 20, 2011 in order to receive the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written <br /> comments. <br />