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13 1 Michael Talbert said about 80-90 percent or more will be in the town limits. 2 Commissioner Gordon asked what is counted as part of Carrboro's share of cost. 3 Michael Talbert said proposal is that the entire cost should be shared 14 percent, 43 4 percent, and 43 percent, with Carrboro picking up 14 percent of the entire cost. 5 Michael Talbert said 3.7 includes areas 5, 8, and 6. 6 Commissioner Gordon said the Town of Chapel Hill is thinking of ways to contribute. 7 She asked if the same equation would apply to Chapel Hill if this could be within their ETJ. 8 Michael Talbert said the opinion of the Chapel Hill attorney is that an annexation or ETJ 9 will have to occur before Chapel Hill would have any interest in Rogers Road beyond the jointly 10 owned Greene Tract. 11 Commissioner Gordon asked if staff is asking that County owned lands be annexed. 12 Michael Talbert said if the County lands were to be annexed by Chapel Hill it would be a 13 step in the direction of the town having interest in the Rogers Road area. 14 Commissioner Gordon asked if this would have any effect on the Greene Tract. 15 Michael Talbert said if the Green Track is annexed or placed in the ETJ the town of 16 Chapel Hill would control future development; however it is a jointly owned property with the 17 County. He said this means the County would have to agree to any development. 18 Commissioner Gordon clarified that Chapel Hill would have more control in planning or 19 zoning. She asked about the status on an agreement. 20 Michael Talbert said there is no agreement. He said there was a resolution previously 21 passed regarding what should happen on that track. This was accepted by all of the boards, 22 but there was no further action taken. 23 Commissioner Gordon asked about the 60 acres reserved to the enterprise fund. 24 Michael Talbert said the 60 acres is still owned by solid waste and under the control of 25 Orange County, and that would not change. 26 Commissioner McKee referred to item 7 page 4 regarding funding for cost of 27 connecting. He asked if this funding would be need based or open for all properties served. 28 Michael Talbert said this has not been decided yet. He said the attorneys have told staff 29 that this needs to be based on low to moderate income. 30 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that the smaller option ($3.7 million) is based on the 31 scenario that Chapel Hill will not contribute anything. 32 Michael Talbert said this number was based on getting the lines to serve the most 33 people with the least cost, and this had nothing to do with Chapel Hill at that time. 34 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the $3.7 million plan would be the same contribution as 35 the $5.8 million between Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the County if Chapel Hill does not extend its 36 ETJ and Orange County wanted to move forward. 37 Michael Talbert said it would be close. 38 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the question regarding funding the connections. He 39 said the task force has come a long way in recognizing that the connections to the people's 40 houses should be part of the reparations. He believes that the statute attached at appendix 1 D 41 would allow the County to provide assistance for the benefit of low to moderate income 42 persons, or for the restoration of neighborhoods and properties. He noted that this second 43 clause does not include an income based restriction. He said that there are residents who 44 have been living in the area for decades, and these people may not meet the narrow guidelines 45 for funding but have been burdened by the impacts of the landfill. 46 Commissioner Price said the task force discussions centered on the idea that the 47 decision regarding which residents get hooked up would depend on the source of the funding. 48 She said this is still open for discussion.