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Y 25 9-18-95 Draft Planning Board Minutes Stancil presented this item, stating that the Water and Sewer Service Boundary Task Force met from June-December 1994 and recommended a preliminary set of boundaries for the Hillsborough and OWASA service areas which reflected both current service areas and long-term interest areas where each would be the utility for addressing any private system failures. Each of the elected boards that had representatives on the task force were asked to provide comment to the Task Force. Comments have been received from Hillsborough, OWASA and Chapel Hill. In addition, the Chapel Hill TAC has provided comment for the Planning Board's consideration. The Board of Commissioners chose to solicW citizen input and placed this on the August 28 public hearing. Reid asked about the status of Eubanks Road, and noted that the Town had begun enforcing road standards in areas of Eubanks Road. Stancil responded that only the central portion of Eubanks was in the Rural Buffer, the remainder was in the Town of Chapel Hill and Town of Carrboro Transition Areas. Barrows asked what OWASA meant in its resolution when discussing "negative financial effects for OWASA. " Stancil stated that the question of financial equity was discussed in the task force meetings, and that OWASA had indicated concern that areas benefitting from the addition or hookup of water/sewer service pay a "fair" share of the cost. Stancil added that this issue was not resolved by the task force, and is thus included in the correlary objectives. Barrows asked about Hillsborough's concerns with responsibility for responding to system failures. Stancil responded that Hillsborough has indicated tentative agreement with the boundary lines, but has expressed concerns about having to provide service to failed systems which might place "undue burden" on the Town. Waddell stated that OWASA is interested in having rural property owners protect land within OWASA watersheds without providing them water service, but is apparently less interested in paying for the impacts of those consequences. Brown stated that she strongly supported the OWASA resolution, because it brings out the issue of who will pay for all of this. Brown added that financing should also be a County issue for all taxpayers, especially in regard to the Economic Development Districts. She suggested that perhaps a bond issue should be discussed as an alternative to using County tax money to provide service in these areas. Brown continued that the map of the preliminary boundaries needs refinement, and should show existing Plan categories, watersheds, the Rural Buffer and other areas not programmed to receive water/sewer service under current plans. Brown added that this map gives the impression that the entire area will be provided with water and sewer, which is not what's being proposed.