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participation is based on a requirement that the project include certain things, then a schedule of payments could be included. Commissioner porosin said collaboration is important, and this is economic development for the County. However, he feels that there are some competing interests, and the County is not getting clear answers. He would like to know how this housing is being marketed. He said it sounds as if this will be marketed to a demographic that does not have children, and while this dissolves the school question, it raises a host of issue about socio- economic diversity and affordability. He said the answers to these questions are important. He said one of the biggest draws for this area is the school system, and he thinks that their general skepticism about these student projections is real. He would like more answers to these concerns. Commissioner Gordon said after the financial analysis comes in, the Board can look at partnering with the towns. She said she would be interested in building a partnership. She said she had read that the town was considering forming a districted and she was unclear whether this was for stormwater, maintenance or utilities. She asked about this. Ken Pennoyer said the proposal is to create a stormwater taxing district and to charge 4 cents for all of the occupants in that district in order for that money to go toward maintenance of stormwater facilities Commissioner Gordon asked what the $1.2 million is for, versus the 4 cents. Ken said the $1.2 million would be for major capital improvements in the area, and then the district tax would be an annual charge for ongoing maintenance. Commissioner Gordon asked when the stormwater plan is going to be approved. Dwight Bassett said some regulations are already part of the zoning that was passed on Monday night, but there is additional information to be presented in the coming meetings. Chair Jacobs said he has not heard any objection from the Board regarding the idea of participation. He reviewed the following list of items that the Board would like to see: 1) An update of the full cost of County services, including the speed up in school facilities 2) Stormwater Management Master Plan 3) Comparable arrangements/projects between other governments 4) Updated student generation rates 5) Detailed copy of the plan Chair Jacobs said there were also questions about proportionality as it relates to the cost and the County's expected funding. He said there were also questions about the marketing plan for the housing. He said the Board needs at least one or two more discussions before entertaining public comments. He said the Board is not here to judge the project, as it has been approved by the government with the authority to do so. He said the Board is just going to try and address its concerns. Michael Talbert asked for an explanation of the timeline. Ken Pennoyer said the Town will be working on the calendar next week, and the debt issuance will happen in the early fall. Dwight Bassett said staff anticipates the first four roads could be out to bid by October and construction could begin by late fall, early winter. He said the next design phase would immediately follow this. He said the goal would be to complete the road projects inside of two years. Commissioner Gordon said she hopes the plans will include an explanation of form based code and how it involves the County. Chair Jacobs said he would like Steve Brantley to look at the 4 cent stormwater tax and how it would affect affordability.