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i <br /> 1 <br /> ' ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. ?—b <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 1, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Program <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> County Engineer Memorandum Tara L. Fikes <br /> Project Map (under separate cover) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: --ext. 2490 <br /> Resolution Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To receive citizen comments regarding the proposed FY 1997 Community Development Block <br /> Grant Application for Orange County; approve a local financial contribution of $223,000 and to <br /> approve a resolution authorizing submission of the formal application document by October 1, <br /> 1996. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The N.C. Department of Commerce has announced the availability of Community Development <br /> Block Grant (CDBG) funds for Community Revitalization projects. A public hearing was held on <br /> August 5, 1996 to receive citizen comments prior to developing a grant application. There were no <br /> comments received, therefore, the staff recommended preparing an Infrastructure Application in <br /> order to address the County's public sewer needs. <br /> Specifically, an infrastructure application is being developed for an extension of the Efland Sewer <br /> System to a neighborhood in that community which has experienced long-term problems with <br /> failing septic systems. The proposed Efland Sewer CDBG Area is located in the Cheeks Township <br /> of the County in an area bounded on the east by Lloyd's Dairy, on the south by Southern Railroad, <br /> on the north by McGowan Creek, and on the west by Efland Cedar Grove Road. This area includes <br /> approximately 63 residential units. A map delineating the area is included in this agenda under <br /> separate cover. This area is plagued by a high incidence of malfunctioning septic systems. <br /> The application request funding in the amount of $850,000. A second public hearing is required <br /> after the grant application is prepared in order to receive additional comments prior to submission. <br /> Advertisements of this hearing have been placed in local newspapers. <br />