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all • To extend solid waste services to the area, additional staff and equipment are not needed to provide services on a basis substantially equal to all current parts of the Town. Costs associated with the annexation include: the purchase of new roll -out containers, increased tipping fees, collection costs, and "economic loss" payments to affected contractors with fifty (50) of more residential customers. • To extend street maintenance service to the area, additional staff and equipment are not required. However, annexation costs include: increased curb and gutter repair costs, as well as patching and street resurfacing costs. riven the aging condition of many of the streets in the area, substantial street maintenance repairs will be required over the first several years following annexation. This analysis assumes the Town would take responsibility for the maintenance of all roads within the area (See Attachment 3) . • Street lighting costs would include the maintenance and repair of existing decorative street lighting in the area. Chapel Hill Transit staff is not aware of any requests for fixed -route bus service in this area and there are no current plans to provide fixed-route and/or expanded public transportation services to the area under consideration. Therefore, there are no initial costs to Transit anticipated for the annexation of Area 5. However, the need for fixed-route service improvements and expansions is evaluated on an annual basis, and would be reconsidered in future years following annexation. • The extension of traffic signs and markings servi f ces to the area would require temporary staffing support through the first year to bring the area's traffic signs and markings into compliance with Town and federal standards. Specific costs include: purchase and installation of stop signs, street name signs, and other traffic signs, as well as replacement of existing pavement marking. • The Town's fire service will be provided with current positions and equipment. However, first year costs associated with annexation will include the installation of three fire hydrants in the area. • The Town's police service will be provided with current positions and equipment. Police costs associated with annexation include increased vehicle fuel and maintenance and repair costs for patrol vehicles. • Planning and Inspections services are already provided in Area 5, with the exception of code enforcement services. The costs associated with code enforcement for this relatively small area are estimated to be negligible, and thus are not accounted for in this analysis. • The stormwater costs associated with annexation will be for drainage maintenance, street sweeping, and stormwater program implementation. • The annexation area has access to water and sewer lines through the orange water and Sewer Authority (See Attachment 2). Year One Revenue • Year one Revenues are summarized in Table 3. • The total estimated revenue for Area 5 is $1,039,227 in Year one. Year Two and Three Costs 0 Year Two and Three Costs are summarized in Table 2.