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15 <br /> 1 Whereas the Historic Rogers Road Community has disproportionately borne the burden <br /> 2 of solid waste disposal in Orange County for over 40 years; and <br /> 3 Whereas the Board of County Commissioners along with the Town of Carrboro and the <br /> 4 Town of Chapel Hill recognize the community's collective responsibility to provide remediation <br /> 5 and reparations to the Historic Rogers Road Community, including the Community Center and <br /> 6 the provision of water and sewer service; <br /> 7 Now be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners is committed to, along with <br /> 8 the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Chapel Hill to the extent practicable, providing funding <br /> 9 for water and sewer service for 100 percent of the parcels in the Historic Rogers Road <br /> 10 Community, including connections from the infrastructure leading to the individual homes, at no <br /> 11 cost to the residents. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 No second <br /> 14 Motion Fails <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Chair Jacobs said the Board is being asked to review and discuss recommendations in <br /> 17 preparation for the Assembly of Government (AOG) meeting. He said it is a testament to the <br /> 18 importance of the work placed upon the task force that not only the two Board of County <br /> 19 Commissioners, but the RENA representatives and the Chapel Hill representative, Council <br /> 20 Member Lee Starrow are all present. He said he hopes that the misconception about Orange <br /> 21 County will be rectified in the near future when actions are taken. He recognized Michael <br /> 22 Talbert as the support staff to this task force. <br /> 23 Michael Talbert asked where things go from this point. <br /> 24 Chair Jacobs said the direction was to raise points, make recommendations, and then <br /> 25 defer further discussion to AOG. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 28 receive the presentation, discuss the recommendations in the Report from the Historic Rogers <br /> 29 Road Neighborhood Task Force in preparation for the November 21, 2013 Assembly of <br /> 30 Governments Meeting. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Commissioner Dorosin said he would appreciate a discussion of why there was no <br /> 33 second to his motion. He said this is an illustration of what he fears, and the Board owes the <br /> 34 public an explanation. <br /> 35 Commissioner Dorosin suggested that, rather than making an amendment, the Board <br /> 36 should go through specific issues of the report. He suggested that Board preferences should <br /> 37 be expressed. <br /> 38 Chair Jacobs asked John Roberts to repeat his statement regarding how much can be <br /> 39 said and done, pending a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <br /> 40 John Roberts said his advice was, prior to voting on any substantial expenditure in this <br /> 41 area, the Board should wait to see what EPA will do. He said it is legally risky to expend funds <br /> 42 in this area without resolution with the EPA. <br /> 43 Chair Jacobs said it is not that the Board is any less supportive of the Rogers Road <br /> 44 area. He said Orange County represents about 130,000 residents; and the Board must act in <br /> 45 the best interest of all, which includes acting prudently based on the best legal advice. <br /> 46 Commissioner Gordon asked Chair Jacobs to repeat the motion. <br /> 47 Chair Jacobs said repeated manager's recommendation again. <br /> 48 Commissioner Gordon stayed with her original motion. <br /> 49 Commissioner Dorosin said, with all respect to John Roberts, he does not feel that this <br /> 50 is the best legal advice. He said he does not think his motion mentioned specific expenditures. <br />