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Margaret Hauth said NCRR owns the rail line, but there is an operating agreement with Norfolk Southern. She said this means Norfolk Southern also has to sign off on this, and they have signed off on the capacity study. 3. Town of Hillsborough/Orange County ETJ Adjustment Process Margaret Hauth referred to the blue handouts at the Commissioners' places. She said the town and the County have been working since 2006 to develop a strategic growth plan for the Hillsborough area and Central Orange County. She reviewed the following timeline and information from the handouts: In 2006, the town and county jointly crafted the Strategic Growth Plan with these 6 goals: • Preserve and enhance the Hillsborough core area • Preserve significant cultural and natural resources • Coordinate growth with water/sewer availability • Grow in a fiscally-responsible way • Keep existing businesses healthy • Assure continuity in public service provision In 2009, the town and county jointly adopted an Inter local Agreement to implement the plan. The term "development" in this agreement is not undefined and is not assumed to match the definition in the Courtesy Review Agreement. In 2010, the Water & Sewer Boundary Agreement was amended to reflect the Urban Services Boundary agreed to in the Strategic Growth Plan and Inter local Agreement. The USB represents the area that the town is planning to serve with utilities at some point in the future. In 2013, the Town of Hillsborough prepared and adopted a Future Land Use Plan (FLUP) that envisioned future uses throughout the Urban Services Boundary. This plan is a component of the town's comprehensive plan. To be consistent with a state law effective in 2006 (NCGS 160A.383), the town adopts a statement of consistency with each zoning map amendment and ordinance amendment. This helps insure the implementation of the town's FLUP on a case by case basis. Amendments that are not consistent with the town's FLUP must have an accompanying request to amend the FLUP or risk denial. Also in 2013, Orange County adopted the town's FLUP, but did not formally incorporate it into the County's comprehensive plan. Orange County intends to integrate the town's FLUP into its comprehensive plan following the implementation of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) amendments. What's Next: We are in the middle of the process of swapping ETJ areas — adding about 600 acres to the town's area and releasing about 400 acres back to Orange County. A public information meeting was well attended on January 9, primarily by residents scheduled to be added to the ETJ. They understandably raised concerns about adding a new layer of regulation without a clear path of representation. Most of the properties to be added to the ETJ are already developed. The Remaining Steps: 1) Following the ETJ swap, the county plans to integrate the Inter local Agreement and the town's FLUP into the County comprehensive plan.