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14 1 Commissioner Pelissier said it sounds like there was no discussion on the task force 2 regarding contributions from the town for the funding. She said there should have been a 3 discussion about this, as all of this is contingent on the ETJ in Chapel Hill. 4 Commissioner Pelissier said it sounds as if the task force did not take a position on the 5 utility district, except that it be explored. She asked if this is correct. 6 Commissioner Price said there were discussions regarding the district. She said there 7 were three plans, but the decision came down to the one that is listed. She said the larger 8 districts were very costly, involved another phase of planning, and lessened the focus on 9 Rogers Road. 10 Commissioner Rich said there were two utility districts that were considered. She said 11 the idea was to bring down the per parcel cost with a larger district. She said this larger district 12 was not well received. She said Chapel Hill is still talking about utility districts and looking at 13 what that means. 14 Commissioner McKee noted that he was not voicing opposition to the hook-ups. He 15 was just trying to get clarification on this issue. 16 Commissioner Dorosin said he believes that the advantage of the ETJ is that it will allow 17 Chapel Hill to contribute. He proposed that the County's commitment to providing sewer to this 18 neighborhood should not be contingent on Chapel Hill. He said if Chapel Hill is unable or 19 unwilling to participate, this does not end the County's obligation to this community. 20 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the question of funding. He said the County has 21 already created funds to assist this community. He said there is a fund to pay for the 22 connection from the main to the meter, which has been infrequently utilized. He said Orange 23 County is putting funds out there. He said that the County could take underutilized funding and 24 apply this to the water and sewer connections. 25 Chair Jacobs referred to the top portion of page 7, which lists the actions taken by local 26 government. He noted that the Solid Waste fund was allocated by the Orange County Board of 27 County Commissioners. 28 Chair Jacobs asked about the issue that Commissioner Dorosin referred to as 29 "preservation of neighborhood and gentrification." He asked for clarification on this 30 recommendation. 31 Commissioner Price said this issue had not been fully addressed. She said there was a 32 recommendation for all three boards to continue consideration of this. She said RENA would 33 also be working with the Jackson Center. 34 Michael Talbert said this information can be found on page 24 of the report, under 35 gentrification. He said this was a late addition, but there was consensus to add it. 36 Commissioner Rich said a lot of this was recommended by managers after 37 consideration of similar issues and lessons learned by Chapel Hill with the Northside area. 38 David Caldwell, Project Director for RENA, said RENA is getting together with other 39 community groups in an effort to a have more of a say in the development of the Rogers Road 40 area. 41 Commissioner Rich said she has had this discussion with David Caldwell. She said it is 42 important that the neighbors have input in the development of their own neighborhood. 43 David Caldwell said he is excited to have use of a gymnasium, auditorium and other 44 facilities that the community needs. 45 Commissioner Dorosin thanked Commissioner Price and Commissioner Rich, as well as 46 the rest of the task force for the work that has been done. 47 He said there is a perception in the community that the towns are more committed to 48 this project than Orange County. He said it is imperative that Orange County send a clear 49 signal of their commitment to seeing this project through. 50 Commissioner Dorosin made the following motion: