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c. Presentation of Report from the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force The Board received a presentation, reviewed and discussed the recommendations in a Report from the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force in preparation for the November 21, 2013 Assembly of Governments Meeting. Michael Talbert said this is the presentation of Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force Final Report. He said this report begins on page 5 of the abstract. He noted that the abstract numbers are in the upper right hand corner of the page. He reviewed the following information from the abstract: Background: Beginning in 1972 the landfill was opened by the Town of Chapel Hill and in 1999 Orange County assumed ownership and operation of the Eubanks Road Landfill. The Historic Rogers Road Community has lived with the Orange County Landfill for 40 years. The Community is geographically split by the Orange County and Carrboro. Orange County as the current owner/operator of the Landfill, is taking the lead to make remediation improvement to the Historic Rogers Road Community. Timeline: On May 17, 2011 the Board received a plan from RENA recommending actions to mitigate the long and short term impacts of Orange County's Landfill and Solid Waste operations on the health, safety and welfare of the Historic Rogers Road — Eubanks Road Community. On January 26, 2012 the Board and the Town Boards discussed the extension of sewer service and a community center for the Historic Rogers Road Community. County and Town Attorneys have concluded that, utilization of Solid Waste reserves, to extend sewer service to the Historic Rogers Road Community, is not consistent with North Carolina General Statutes and would subject the local governments to legal challenges. Therefore, funding for either the extension of sewer services and/or a community center will have to come from the County's and Towns other general revenue sources. On February 21, 2012 the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized the Creation of a new Historic Rogers Road Task Force to address sewer service and a community center and approved the Charge The composition of the Task Force was to include two members appointed by each Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members appointed from the County; and two members appointed from Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA). Charge of the Original Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force The Charge for the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force is to investigate and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, the Chapel Hill Town Council and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen for neighborhood improvements including funding sources and the financial impact to the County & Towns, for the following: 1. Sewer Service to the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood as defined by the previously approved public water connections in the area. 2. A Neighborhood Community Center. The Task force is also directed to: a. Submit an Interim Report back to the County and the Towns by the end of August, 2012 and; b. Submit a Final Report to the Assembly of Governments on December 6, 2012.