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20 1 Neighborhood. There was significant discussion on January 26 regarding the creation of a task 2 force to address these issues. On February 21, 2012 the Orange County Board of 3 Commissioners authorized the creation of a new Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task 4 Force to address sewer service and a community center. The composition of the Task Force 5 was to include two members appointed by each Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members 6 appointed from the County; and two members appointed from the Rogers Eubanks 7 Neighborhood Association (RENA). 8 The charge of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force was to investigate 9 and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, the Chapel Hill Town 10 Council, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen about how to proceed with neighborhood 11 improvements including funding sources and the financial impact to the County and Towns, for 12 the following: 13 1. Sewer Service to the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood as defined by the 14 previously approved public water connections in the area. 15 16 2. A Neighborhood Community Center. 17 18 After the authorization of the task force, the task force had several meetings to work on 19 its outlined charge. The members of the task force have worked hard to come up with 20 recommendations to move us closer to a plan to provide sewer and a community center for the 21 Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood. In preparation for the Assembly of governments meeting 22 held on December 6, 2012, the task force compiled a final report and unanimously passed a 23 motion to support the continuation of the task force for an additional six months to give it more 24 time to complete the original charge. During the December 6th meeting, however, there were 25 varied opinions expressed about whether or not to continue the task force. 26 As community members, elected officials, and residents of the Rogers Road 27 Neighborhood we urge the County Commissioners to continue the task force. The task force 28 has not completed its identification of funding sources to provide sewer, which should be the 29 main focus if the task force continues to meet. We don't want to move backwards, and if the 30 task force continues, their charge will need to evolve based on the work done over the last year. 31 Many members in attendance at the Assembly of Governments meeting expressed a desire for 32 the task force to continue. The task force should also continue because it provides a formal 33 mechanism for community members to engage in the process to determine changes in their 34 neighborhood. 35 We are glad you are keeping the conversation about Historic Rogers Road alive. This 36 task force has made more progress than any other configuration of a task force and the task 37 force was effective at getting the Town Managers to meet, the Town Attorneys to meet, and in 38 getting feedback from OWASA and community members about providing sewer and a 39 community center. We urge you to act to continue the task force in your meeting on January 40 24th 41 42 Chair Jacobs said that there is some interpretation of comments and documents about 43 municipalities using monies outside of their jurisdiction in order to address these issues. He 44 asked Lee Storrow if it was a commitment of the board to work this out. 45 Lee Storrow said that he was not a liaison to the task force, but he is committed and 46 willing to spend funds outside of the municipality. The Town Council has not taken a public 47 stance on this issue. 48 Chapel Hill Town Council Member Jim Ward said that he was one of the liaisons to the 49 task force from the Town of Chapel Hill and he found the experience very fruitful and strongly 50 encouraged them to continue to task force in some form. He said that the commitment from