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Commissioner porosin suggested use of the DSS building, which has a large parking lot. Michael Talbert said staff can investigate this for several of the major facilities to see what the cost is. Clarence Grier said there are appliances and antennas that can be placed outside the building to enhance the wireless. He said staff will bring back information on this. Commissioner Price said at one point the wireless companies had worked it out with state legislature so that Counties could not provide free Wi-Fi to the whole community. She asked if the outside antennas would be a problem. Jim Northup said his understanding is that this would be allowed under the contract with Time Warner. Commissioner Price asked if it would be feasible to work with the Town of Hillsborough to reach more people. Jim Northup said the town of Hillsborough does not have an IT department, and this is subcontracted. He said he would be happy to work with the contact on this. He said he can explore this possibility. He said there are network connections that permeate through that area and there is still an ability to deliver network service. Commissioner Price said she would like to create a clear network signal from the County. Chair Jacobs suggested this issue could be flagged for future discussion. He said if there is a fund for Economic Development, this could be included as part of infrastructure. Paul Laughton reviewed the following item changes: - Eno EDD - includes $1,750,000 in Year 5 (FY 2018-19) for the construction work in this EDD. Note: based on recent feasibility studies to provide sewer service to this area. Note: This project has been pushed back several years from the current CIP. He said Orange County, jointly with the City of Durham, hired a consultant to look at the feasibility of extending the sewer for the Eno EDD. He said the results were alarming, and these estimates ranged from $5.8 to $6.8 million. He said this is because the sewer must go 3.5 miles into Durham to be dumped into a centralized station. He said this is because all of the gravity sewer within 3 miles of the Orange County border is over capacity. He said the 3 potential outfall directions in Durham are also over capacity. He said this is now on pause, as there is not enough money. He said the work has been pushed out, and he will have to bring back the joint water and sewer agreement with Durham since something had to be done within 3 years according to that agreement. He said staff is moving up the Hillsborough economic development district: - Hillsborough EDD - reflects funds of$150,000 in Year 1 for design and easement purchase, and $1,000,000 in year 2 (FY 2015-16) for construction of water and sewer infrastructure in this EDD. Note: this project has moved up several years due to projected growth and economic activity in the Hillsborough EDD area. Paul Laughton said the program here would be to bring the new sewer line for the hospital south of the interstate and into the EDD. - Efland Sewer Flow to Mebane Regarding the Efland to Mebane switched flow, Paul Laughton said staff has found a way to improve this exchange and open more economic development zones south of the railroad tracks. He said the lift station has tentatively been moved south of the interstate to be able to draw more economic development zones. He said this is more money, but it is more