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- 11 <br /> Report of the Landfill Owners Group/Landfill Neighbors Working Group <br /> The following recommendations of this Working Group should be incorporated into the <br /> inter-local agreement transferring ownership and operation of the Orange Regional <br /> Landfill to Orange County. The recommendations should be incorporated in such a way <br /> as to be legally binding on the signatories to the inter-local agreement. <br /> In no way should these recommendations be interpreted as compensation for siting of a <br /> future landfill in the Eubanks Road area--rather they are solely meant to address the <br /> compensation of neighbors for having lived near the current landfill. <br /> Recommendations for Improvements around the Orange Regional Landfill <br /> 1. The Working Group recommends that water and sewer mains be extended to <br /> provide service to the area along the entire length of Rogers Road,Millhouse Road <br /> from Eubanks Road to New Jericho Road; and serving households on other side <br /> streets off these main roads (including, but not limited to,Purefoy Drive,Rusch Road, <br /> Priscilla Lane, Sandberg Lane,Meadow Run Court,Manor Court, and Blackwood <br /> Mountain Road). <br /> These improvements should be provided by the completion of the 2002-2003 fiscal year. <br /> The costs of providing these improvements should be paid for by landfill funds to the <br /> extent allowed by North Carolina law. The remaining costs of these improvements <br /> should be divided among the owners of the Orange Regional Landfill on the same <br /> basis as their ownership (Le., Orange County 43 %, Town of Chapel Hill 43 %, Town <br /> of Carrboro 14%). <br /> The Working Group recommends that the Town of Chapel Hill act as the coordinating <br /> agency in carrying out these improvements. <br /> 2. The Working Group recommends that Orange County, Chapel Hill, and <br /> Carrboro provide assistance to low-income residents in the areas where water and <br /> sewer service are to be extended in paying the costs of connecting to water and sewer. <br /> This assistance can take the form of Community Development Block Grants, other <br /> grants, or local funds where allowed by state law, <br /> "Assistance to low-income residents"is defined as paying for at least 75% of the cost <br /> of water and sewer hookups to households whose income is less than 80% of the <br /> median income in Orange County for a family of four; and providing at least 50% of <br /> the cost of hookups for households whose income is between 80% and 100% of the <br /> median income in Orange County for a family of four. Very low-income residents in <br /> these areas should <br />