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Mayor Chilton said 43 percent of it is Chapel Hill's responsibility and 14 percent of it is Carrboro's responsibility. Mayor Chilton said there is a tremendous possibility for future revenue growth in this area for the Town of Chapel Hill. Mayor Kleinschmidt said he thought one goal was to prevent gentrification and that exact same kind of land value change. Mayor Chilton said that is not what neighbors have said. Chair Jacobs said this discussion was bound to happen, and it is good to have it said. Alderman Lavelle said it is true that there are 12 or 13 properties that will benefit from the $900,000 that Carrboro has allocated to the Rogers Road community. She said that to get the sewer through the area, it must run through section 6 and part of Carrboro that does not have water and sewer. She said the neighbors do think that this might eventually allow them to tie in once further development occurs. She said it is not fair to penalize the residents that don't have water and sewer. She said one of the appeals of the larger sewer district is to make sure that when that area is developed, there will be a way to recoup the cost from the developer. Council Member Storrow said multiple funding formulas were discussed for over 12 months. He said the reality is that all the governments have been at fault here and there is no magic bullet that will make everyone happy. He feels that this funding formula best addresses the root concerns about the impact made on this neighborhood by dumping trash next to it. Mayor Chilton referred to the map on page 67 showing the different sewer segments. He noted the area marked in A and asked how sewer service gets to that point. He questioned whether this $900,000 line that needs to be built through Carrboro up to Rogers Road serves just Carrboro, or will also serve residents in Chapel Hill. Mayor Kleinschmidt said it will serve residents if it is in the town of Chapel Hill. Mayor Chilton said if there is complaint that Chapel Hill is paying for lines in Carrboro, he is saying that Carrboro is paying for lines that are going in locations outside of Carrboro. He said he will be bringing sewer lines into the Chapel Hill annexation area. He said the idea that Carrboro is not living up to its responsibility is not valid. He said Carrboro has stepped up the plate and put up a large chunk of money, and he expressed frustration that there are complaints that it is not enough. Mayor Kleinschmidt said the discussion is around where the money comes from, and this discussion includes the possibility of a utility district. He said Chapel Hill is not abandoning this project. Mayor Chilton said he would be more open to the input that Carrboro needs to put forth more money if that input was coming from people who were also putting up money. Chair Jacobs said one of the options was for the managers to look at the larger district, which would generate revenue, as well as the Greene Tract that would generate revenue; and the other option was to just focus on the task force recommendation. He said this second option would be the more feasible short term solution. He said the managers have certainly heard the opinions of the elected officials. Michael Talbert noted the legal distinctions. He said the task force recommendation was the provision of sewer to the 86 homes. He said OWASA already owns the water infrastructure in that area. He said if a small or large district is created, the district will own the infrastructure. He said the idea is that a district could be funded through all three entities, and when all of the debt is paid off, the district will be given back to OWASA for operation. He said the idea is just to contract with OWASA to do this, and then make the capital contribution. Chair Jacobs suggested that the managers could have a draft proposal ready for consideration by the time of the ETJ public hearing. Michael Talbert said the managers could work toward this goal.