Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
ATTACHMENT B 1 72 <br />C� <br />t }fs <br />�fl�TACAR S�� <br />A motion was made by Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Slade, that this resolution be <br />approved. <br />A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE COMA ENT ON ALTERNATIVES DISCUSSED BY THE <br />HISTORIC ROGERS ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD TASK FORCE <br />WHEREAS, for more than 40 years, the people of Orange County have burdened the Rogers Road <br />community by disposing of municipal solid waste in the nearby landfill; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen believes that Orange County, the Town of Carrboro, and the Town <br />of Chapel Hill should work in partnership to equitably, and in proportion to their responsibility, share <br />the costs of providing a community center and sewer improvements in the Historic. Rogers Road <br />Neighborhood, just as the partners snare the privilege of owning, operating, and using the landfill; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 14, 20 -12, the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force unanimously <br />recommended to the Assembly of Governments "that the costs -of both a New Community =_Center and <br />J <br />Sewer Improvements be shared by the local governments, at the same costs sharing percentages as <br />outlined in the 1972 Landfill Agreement, 43% for Orange County, 43% for The Town of Chapel Hill <br />and 14% for The Town of Carrboro"; and <br />WHEREAS, 14% of the estimated cost of providing a community center and sewer improvements in <br />the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood is approximately $900,000; and <br />WHEREAS, on September 18, 2012, the Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted the following <br />statement: "The Town of Carrboro has the intention of contributing not more than $900,000 for the <br />town's portion of the community center and cost of the sewer project. The town manager shall research <br />funding sources. Town staff shall also investigate how the town can recoup the sewer line investment <br />costs from developers. The board expresses its appreciation to the county for their commitment to the <br />project and requests that the Town of Chapel Hill consider their share of the contribution"; and <br />WHEREAS, on June 12, 2013, the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force discussed two <br />alternative plans for sewer improvements in the neighborhood and requested comment on those plans <br />from the Board of Aldermen, the Chapel Hill Town Council, and the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners; and <br />WHEREAS, alternative 1 involves construction of a sewer project to serve 78% of the parcels in the <br />Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood (segments 5, 6, and 8 on the Historic Rogers Road Area Sewer <br />