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~3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Mark Chilton said that local governments outside of the region are also looking at Jordan Lake for their water supply and this concerns him. An example is the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority. Chair Jacobs said that the News and Observer had an editorial last week about how Raleigh better go and get some water out of Jordan Lake. Charlie Horne said that when this allocation process opens up, those entities downstream on the Cape Fearwill also have a chance to be involved. George Lucier said that Chatham County would be meeting with its legislative delegation and will discuss this draft, and he will also discuss this with his board. He said that this could also be discussed with the Town of Pittsboro and its Council. b. Jordan Lake -Coordinated Water Allocation and Planning c. Jordan Lake Rules Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that he would speak to these rules, but as of today they got word from the Division of Water Quality that there is a plan to take the Jordan Lake rules to the May 8th meeting of the Environmental Management Commission. He anticipates that those revised rules will be available in early April. Chair Jacobs said that Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Chatham County have spoken against these revised rules. Orange County also had some specific concerns about how it might affect some of the open space. Some of the requirements imposed might make it more difficult to pursue agriculture, especially in the rural buffer. Chair Jacobs suggested that staff compile the similarities and differences of the comments from these boards about the Jordan Lake rules, so that the differences could be discussed, in the spirit of building partnerships. d. Regional Water/Watershed Protection Issues Craig Benedict showed a map of the County with the Cape Fear basin. With these new rules coming forward, it is likely that Orange County will have to have additional land use regulations. He said that it will be difficult to achieve the 35% reduction level that is being proposed. Chair Jacobs said that at the AOG, there will be a presentation on the process and there will be discussion and direction for OWASA. Mayor Foy verified that the list of comments from each board on the Jordan Lake rules would be written. Chair Jacobs suggested that the Manager could get together with Ed Kerwin. Mayor Foy asked George Lucier about anything written from Cary and George Lucier said yes. Mayor Foy said that this would be good background information to have. Mark Chilton said that it would be helpful to summarize each local government's water conservation measures. 3. Value Added Agricultural Products Processing Center Update and Discussion a. February 19, 2008 Board of County Commissioners Resolution-Support for a Piedmont Regional Share Use, Value-Added Food and Agricultural Processing Center Chair Jacobs said that four counties, Whole Foods, and Weaver Street contributed to doing a feasibility study regarding this facility. The consultant did a nice job and made some recommendations. A Commissioner from each of the four counties met to discuss the recommendations. Alamance County passed a resolution indicating its support to continue. Orange County's was on the blue sheet. The consultant identified the old Orange Enterprise building in Hillsborough as the best location for this facility. The Board agreed to set aside this building for the facility. Orange County is waiting to hear back from Chatham and Durham Counties. There could possibly be a meeting between Orange County representatives, Senator