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067 Commissioner Walker questioned the County's commitment to the 191 homeowners who signed the sewer agreement. Geoffrey Gledhill was unsure about whether the agreement allowed for any alteration to the project. The intent of the agreement was to build the project so that the homes in that area could be served. The agreement did not provide a time table. Mr. Cordell indicated that $1,287,000 is all that can be borrowed in any one year without a bond referendum. This would cover Base plus "A" and nBn Commissioner Marshall suggested allocating $75,000 instead of the original $50,000 to the project since it would cost $75,000 to repair the package plant at Efland Cheeks School. The cost to the project for Orange Heights would be $300 for each stubout and a collector system. Chair Willhoit stated there are few advantages of adding Alternate "A" or "B" because these two alternates do not serve any of the committed customers, although Alternate "A" would provide service for future development which would ultimately provide tap fees and monthly income. Chair Willhoit suggested as a way to recover some of the cost in running the line through Orange Heights would be to request the Town give the equivalent amount of money that the County would lose for not charging a tap fee to the project and turn over future tap fees to the system in that area until that amount of money is recouped. Kenneth Thompson indicated that a possible tradeoff would be for the County to waive the tap fee in Orange Heights in return for the Zhwn waiving the blanket tap fee which is in the rate structure at five cents of the $1.16 per thousand gallons to be paid back in thirteen years. Don Cox, Chair of the Soil and Water Conservation District Board, endorsed the proposed engineering plan. It would enable the County to serve those areas as designated and enable an economical way to provide sewer for everything north to Lebanon Church Road. He pointed out two long term impacts for the opportunities presented by options A, B, and C: (1) Residential development north of McGowan Creek and (2) The temporary problems of siltation draining into Corporation Lake and Lake Ben Johnson. With regard to the Neuse Basin and the nutrient sensitive aspects he suggested the possibility of small units of government or some utility supplier opting for land dispersion or secondary treatment affluent instead of stream dispersion whereby this affluent would be used as a resource. Chair Willhoit noted that while he does not object to land dispersion, the limited amount of time due to the consent order prevented the pursuance of this application. Carl Walters, representing the Orange County Planning Board, commented that the base plan is similar to that presented by McAdams. Alternate "A", "B"; or "C" extends into the water quality critical area and there is a policy not to extend the sewer into the water quality critical area. Walters asked that if Alternate "A", "B" or "C" is adopted that the Planning Board be requested to review the plan. Chair Willhoit questioned the line going into the water quality critical area and after reviewing the map it was determined that no connections would be made in the water quality critical area.