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28 <br />1 Craig Benedict: Yes, we're working on the final engineering information to find out the <br />2 pressures that will be created by an 8, 10, or 12-inch line. <br />3 <br />4 Frank Clifton: This is a way of an example, if you do increase the size of the line out there, <br />5 depending on how long -you know the line's been there, it t~nay be a situation, and the water <br />6 company is the best one to address this, is whether or not the pressure is going to increase <br />7 substantially or not, create some plumbing issues or otherwise connection issues and <br />8 exaggerate leaks. It's really going to be an issue between the engineers for the developers; <br />9 Habitat, and the utility company involved out there to look at and condition everything <br />10 associated with it. We can work through that as much as we can. That's one of those design <br />11 issues. <br />12 <br />13 -Chair Pelissier: The memo from Solid Waste on page 234 recommends that the radius in the <br />I4 cul-de-sacs need to be a minimum of 45 feet and some other changes related to being able to <br />_15 have the recycling trucks. What would be the impact on the lots that would be done? I'm not <br />16 sure how -big the radius is right now, so I wasn't sure what the implications were for that. <br />17 <br />18 Tracy Parrott: I'm not certain of the impact at present. The lots surrounding the cul-de-sac, <br />19 some are not as deep as others and I'm concerned about the condition that has been <br />20 mentioned on a couple of the lots. <br />21 <br />22 Commissioner Yuhasz: One follow-up to the follow-up about the water lines. I just want to be <br />23 clear. If it is determined that existing residents will be required to hook up to the 8" line, who <br />24 would be expected to pay the cost of reattaching those existing water lines to the new 8" line? <br />25 <br />26 Craig Benedict: We had conversations with Community Housing Development; if they are low- <br />27 income families, there could possibly be grants to assist in that reconnection. We will have to <br />28 examine what would happen with the other residents that are in the general area.. <br />29 <br />30 Judith Hauser: I just want to thank everybody who has come out, for the very careful work that <br />31 clearly went into this. I remember when we talked about this with the Efland ?? and heard some <br />32 of the issues about the water lines and everything else. This is really such an example of the <br />33 community working together. 1 apprecia#e all of the volunteer expert work that went into this, so <br />34 thank you very much. <br />35 <br />36 Mark Marcoplos: Also curious about a little more information on the water issue and the equity <br />37 issue. Do we know how- many homes might be affected whose water pressure could stand to <br />38 be approved if they were connected to the 8" line? <br />39 <br />40 Craig Benedict: We're working with Orange-Alamance Water System now to reexamine the <br />41 pressures throughout their system. They do not know all of the pressures on some of the side <br />42 streets. So we hope with this process in improving discussions with Orange-Alamance Water <br />43 System that we're going to be able to find out what the impacts of these changes are, creating <br />44 loops through the system. <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br />48 Hemminger to receive the Cu application; refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request <br />49 that a recommendation be returned to the County Board of Commissioners in time for the <br />50 September 20, 2011 BOCC regular meeting; and adjourn the public hearing until September 20, <br />