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Questions Raised By Participants <br /> ♦ What is the level of participation needed by the various governmental entities(e.g.,amount of <br /> capital required,short-term vs. long-term costs of developing intake at this time)? <br /> ♦ What is driving Chatham County's need(e.g.,amount of development)? <br /> ♦ Under what conditions might Chatham share/use OWASA's intake location? What are the <br /> options? <br /> ♦ Does Chatham have an interest in working with Orange County governments to maintain a rural <br /> buffer in southern Orangelnorthern Chatham area? <br /> ♦ Is Jordan Lake indeed considered a regional water supply? Is Chatham included in the region? <br /> ♦ Who should be involved in this discussion(i.e.,governing boards'role vs.OWASA's role)? <br /> ♦ Can we develop a clear sense of each jurisdictions directinterests in Chatham's use ofJordan <br /> lake? <br /> ♦ In the long term,will Orange County entities need to take water from Jordan Lake? <br /> ♦ What will OWASRs master plan indicate about its timing for the need of Jordan Lake`s water? <br /> t What forum should this issue come back to? Are participating entities willing to have a <br /> conversation with their entire boards and then come back together to discuss? <br /> ♦ If Chatham County can act on its own,what is its incentive to cooperate on land use,etc.? <br /> The Participating Orange County Entities Agreed To Have A Conversation <br /> With Their Entire Boards And Then Come Back Together To Discuss <br /> Chatham-County's Use Of The OWASA Intake Site On Jordan Lake. They <br /> Identified Several Pieces Of Information That They Needed Before They <br /> Would Have This Board Discussion: <br /> 1. Information from OWASA on projected water use,options f5r(and cost of)developing <br /> intake site <br /> 2. Information from Chatham County regarding water needs <br /> 3. Exchange of land use plans and utility line plans between Orange and Chatham counties <br /> 4. Engineering,information on the possibility of building an intake sie that could be <br /> expanded.later <br /> 5. (Possibly)Chatham's estimate of the value of the property lost to Jordan Lake <br /> Target date for boards to meet again to discuss interest in participating in cooperative dialogue with <br /> Chatham County: first week in March 1999(specific date to be determined). <br /> Prepared by Peg Carlson. <br />