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Craig Benedict said staff will discuss this. He said, in the CIP for Orange County, some of the quarter cent sales tax monies are being used to augment the economic development zones. He said money is earmarked in the later years for the Hillsborough economic development zone. He said staff would like to know that if dollars are spent in the Hillsborough EDD, such as running sewer under the interstate, there is likelihood this investment would be used. Mayor Stevens said if there are infrastructure investments then there is more to talk about in terms of outlining expectations. Commissioner Rich asked who is responsible for telling residents that the ETJ is not going to happen Margaret Hauth said she would send update letters to those who received a letter about the open house. Chair Jacobs said nothing can be guaranteed until the two boards vote; but residents can be made aware of where things stand. Commissioner McKee asked what the time frame would be for this process. Margaret Hauth said the town would have to develop a calendar. She said there has to be a public hearing to release those 400 acres, and the County has an obligation to take a few steps. She said notices could be sent now, noting that the Board appears to not be moving forward, and specific dates could be provided for the final decision. She said this would allow time for comments. Craig Benedict said it would take 4-6 months to release the present ETJ back to Orange County and assign the new land uses and zoning. Chair Jacobs thanked the Town of Hillsborough for their collaborative spirit. 4. Update on Memorandum of Agreement to Protect Archaeological Resources on Town and County Properties Margaret Hauth said there is no map associated, per the state's preference that the location of known resources not be overly publicized. She said there is a draft agreement in the packet that lays out a few points on sharing information among staffs. She said County staff was more than happy to house and update the database. She said this agreement will be brought back to both boards in the near future. Commissioner Gordon asked about the definition section. She said the cultural and ecological resources sections refer to "man-made" modifications. She suggested "human- made" as gender neutral language here. Commissioner Gordon asked about the significance of the red line on the next page. Margaret Hauth said this is just from left over track changes that did not get deleted. Commissioner Price said she has an issue with the difference between cultural and archaeological being the introduction of European culture. She said this is not in any federal definition and should be changed. Chair Jacobs agreed and said he feels the words cultural and archeological could be taken out. Margaret Hauth said the point was to distinguish between two different types of resources. She said within the population of experts there is a difference between archeology and cultural. She said archaeology is much older. Commissioner Price said archeology indicates an age of 100 years or more. Margaret Hauth said there are people who want things preserved from the 40's, 50's, and 60's, and these are cultural resources. Commissioner Price said this will need to come back to the Board, and the rest of it is fine. She said the Board could work with Peter Sandbeck.