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APPROVED 10/15/02 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING June 27, 2002 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on June 27, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center Boardroom in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen Halkiotis. COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. 1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA The Board added a resolution related to the Eno River Capacity Use Agreement. They substituted information for items 8-1 and 8-r and deleted item 8-s from the agenda. The Board also added as item 10-a1 a report on the Waterstone project. PUBLIC CHARGE Chair Barry Jacobs dispensed with the reading of the public charge. 2. CITIZEN &AUDIENCE COMMENTS a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda Will Atherton, a homeowner in Churton Grove, gave a presentation about out of town water users who are on the Hillsborough water system. He made reference to a chart, which shows the standard activities in a household. The Hillsborough Town requires a $72.80 minimum bill for users outside the town city limits. The worst case in town is better than the best case out of town. The point is that this does not account for any other activities such as cleaning in the house or outdoor activities. He verified the chart with the Orange County Environmental Health department. They said that the State allocates about 60 gallons per person per day. The yearly cost of a water bill in Hillsborough is 1.7% of that of a mortgage payment. The main purpose of this presentation is to point out that the effects of double water rates in Hillsborough are considerable. He said that the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Town of Hillsborough do not have the same outlook on affordable housing. He asked the Board not to consider the Town of Hillsborough's request to expedite the phased development of Churton Grove, because they are not concerned with affordable housing and addressing this issue. Commissioner Brown asked the staff to review this and report back. Chair Jacobs agreed to have the County staff reviews this along with other utility rates in the area and said that the County Commissioners could help facilitate a conversation with Hillsborough. Tyrone Trice said that about a month ago he was at a County Commissioners' meeting and he asked the Board to approve an extension of the Efland sewer line so that he could install his septic system. At that time, he had just gotten over a lawsuit with some neighbors, which had taken all of his funds in pursuing attorneys to deal with this lawsuit. He has made several attempts to comply with all the rules and regulations of the Board and the Health Department to have his septic system installed. He received a letter from the Board of Health that says that he has not done anything in order to have his septic system installed. He said that this was not true and that he has made several adjustments in order to have his septic system installed. He has had his property cleared, his existing septic system has been cleaned out, and he has had his well tested and it is clear. He showed the Board the paperwork and the receipts. He said that prior to the lawsuit a neighbor came across his property with a trailer. He called the Sheriff, who came to the property and was talking to the neighbor about the septic system. They did not mention anything about the trailer being in his front yard. He said that he does have concerns about Mr. Tom Konsler, the inspector. He said that he received a letter from him stating that if he did not install his septic system by July 5r"that his home would be condemned. That same day, Mr. Konsler called him and said that he would have to make him install his septic system. He took this as a threat. After this, he tried to approach Mr. Konsler's boss to ask him about this phone call. Mr. Konsler ran into his boss' office and attacked him verbally. The boss basically had to tell Mr. Konsler to be quiet because he was so aggressive. He said that he is working very hard to have his septic system installed. The cost of the system will be $8,500. Chair Jacobs noted that this is really a Board of Health matter.