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Draft Master Roadway Plan & Network Concept Other Joint Economic Development Activities The Orange County Economic Development office continues to market various properties within the Buckhorn Economic Development District, such as the Oakwood Business Center in Mebane, and the empty 51,400 square foot former Hancor manufacturing facility on U.S. 70 near Buckhorn Road, to other industrial investment prospects. These properties have been submitted to an increasing volume of new project inquiries originating from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, from the listing realtor, local developers and the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. The Orange County Economic Development office has a good dialog with the City Manager's office and staff in Mebane, and anticipates seeing additional prospect activity developing. Finally, increased effort is underway to prepare updated site maps and marketing materials, and identify new properties for development within Mebane's city limits and ETJ. b) Infrastructure Update ...................... ..........................Craig Benedict, County Planning Director Buckhorn Mebane EDD Utilities Phase 2 is a $4 million dollar water and sewer project. Over 3 miles of 16" water main and over 3 miles of sewer gravity create 'backbone' utility infrastructure that will serve a 1,000 -acre economic development zone primarily south of the interstate. The Phase 2 (Phase 1 provided service to Gravelly Hill Middle School in 2007) water and sewer improvements are approaching completion. A portion of the 18" gravity sewer has been completed that provided for the Morinaga project to proceed. The 16" water line loop along East Washington Street to West Ten Road has been installed and is in the final testing phase. Completion is expected within the next several months.