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6 <br /> 1 <br /> County staff have suggested an alternate solution for providing sewer service to Mr. Lloyd while <br /> avoiding all of the certain and potential problems associated with tapping the Efland force main. Staff <br /> have proposed that Mr. Lloyd approach the BOCC to request that sewer service be provided by means of <br /> a small diameter force main extending from a pumping station at his car wash to the Efland pumping <br /> station. This would require the installation of approximately 1000 feet of additional force main but it <br /> would eliminate the requirement to a vault or manhole at the force main tap and would require the <br /> installation of a less powerful and expensive pump station setup at the car wash. This solution, under <br /> current NCDOT policy, would require BOCC action enabling the County to accept.ownership of the <br /> portion of Mr. Lloyd's force main installed in the NCDOT rights-of-way for US 70 and Efland-Cedar <br /> Grove Road. To date, the staff proposal has not been satisfactory to Mr. Lloyd and this issue has not yet <br /> been resolved. <br /> Although it will come far too late to assist Mr. Lloyd in his current difficulties, the County is working on <br /> several fronts to set up conditions that may be advantageous for expanding the Efland sewer system at <br /> reduced costs for the County and the residents of Efland. Rules for CDBG funding of infrastructure <br /> (including sewer systems) have again changed and may now be favorable for providing funding for some <br /> portion of the Efland sewer expansion. The County's Department of Housing and Community <br /> development has undertaken the process of evaluating Efland sewer needs, income levels, etc., to <br /> determine if the County will be able to submit a viable CDBG application. In the CIP for FY 1996-97, the <br /> BOCC has provided $50,000 to pay for consulting engineering services to update the engineer's report <br /> and develop the environmental impact assessment and the construction documents for completing sewer <br /> system expansion in Phase II and the remaining portion of Phase I. Having these documents in hand at <br /> the time of when grant applications are submitted is essentially a prerequisite to qualifying for grant <br /> funding. The Request for Proposals (RFP)for engineering services will be sent out in August. <br /> Evaluation of proposals and selection of an engineering consultant should be accomplished by the first of <br /> October. Engineering plans and reports will be submitted with grant applications in March 1997. County <br /> staff are also looking at strategies for extending sewer service from the Efland sewer system to the <br /> Buckhom Road EDD. When the EDD is occupied by corporate entities owning the EDD property and <br /> using the sewer system, the corporate community can bear a sizable portion of the cost of expanding and <br /> operating the Efland sewer system. This can be accomplished by means of implementing a corporate <br /> sewer use rate structure and through the integration of the EDD corporate property tax value and tax <br /> base into an Efland sewer tax district. Greatly enhanced sewer tax district revenues based on EDD <br /> property values and sewer use revenues could then be used to subsidize sewer extensions and service <br /> within Efland. <br /> None of these strategies outlined above afford any real certainty of providing significant funding <br /> assistance for expanding the Efland sewer system. The only certainty about expanding the sewer system <br /> is that, without the infusion of significant sums of public funds, many of the residents of Efland would <br /> find the cost of expanding the system to be a serious financial burden. <br /> If I may provide additional information, please advise. <br /> 4 <br />