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also cost of connections to homeowners and the Task Force recommends that the County <br /> and Towns set up a fund specifically for people in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood <br /> and to fund the cost of the connections from the home to the main. <br /> Michael Talbert said the task force feels that recommendation 7 is the most important. <br /> He said the following progress that has been made: the landfill has been closed; water <br /> funding has been established for payment of tap and connection fees; the County has cleaned <br /> up 21 illegal dump sites at the perimeter of the landfill; and a community center has been <br /> designed. <br /> Michael Talbert said there are a couple of possible next steps, one of which is to assign <br /> the managers the task of implementing all 7 recommendations. He said there are some pitfalls <br /> and legal restrictions to work around. He noted that the County is under an ongoing EPA <br /> investigation, and there are also multiple jurisdictions involved. He said these hurdles are not <br /> insurmountable. <br /> He said a second option would be to allow the managers to move forward with a <br /> development plan. He said several issues, including gentrification, adoption of a small area <br /> plan, and the consideration of how and when the Greene Tract will be developed were not <br /> addressed by the task force due to a lack of time. <br /> He said the County and the town managers could come up with a master plan to make <br /> this work. He said it is important that this community stays together and is not splintered. He <br /> said there has been considerable concern about the installation of sewer and what this might <br /> do to the composition of the community. <br /> Michael Talbert said the Board has received, but has not adopted, the final report from <br /> the task force. He said the Board, under the advice of the County attorney, is not moving <br /> forward to take any action until the EPA complaint is resolved. <br /> Alderman Seils questioned what sewer infrastructure in this area would mean for the <br /> future of the community. He said it is important to remember that this task force included <br /> citizens from this community, and in his mind this report expresses the interests and will of the <br /> community. <br /> Council Member Czajkowski said his fundamental question is whether the municipalities <br /> can all move forward if the will exists. He asked what is stopping that from happening. <br /> Chair Jacobs said, from the County's perspective, the EPA complaint is the only thing <br /> stopping forward movement. <br /> Council Member Czajkowski asked once the complaint is settled if there was any <br /> likelihood that it would prevent things from moving forward. He asked if the plan is to wait to <br /> put a plan in place until the complaint is settled. <br /> Chair Jacobs said the manager's recommendation is to move forward with options in <br /> the meantime. <br /> Council Member Czajkowski asked what is involved in the planning. <br /> Michael Talbert said it depends on the pleasure of each board. He said the County is <br /> proceeding with the community center, but he does not know whether the focus is a full blown <br /> utility district or a smaller district. He said the managers need direction. <br /> Council Member Czajkowski said he wants to distinguish between planning and doing. <br /> He said that doing means committing cash. He would like to see on Chapel Hill's agenda on <br /> Monday, a commitment to funding their part. He said it is time to stop talking. <br /> Alderman Johnson asked why the larger utility district is still on the table. She said the <br /> task force did not recommend this because of the costs. She said a $3.7 million compromise <br /> plan, with shared cost was brought to the task force. <br />