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b) Joint Parks and Recreational Opportunities <br />The County and Town had a long history of working together as partners on parks, <br />recreation, open space and land conservation. The attached memorandum outlines <br />a current example of this collaboration — the Hollow Rock Access Area along New <br />Hope Creek — and lists a number of other past efforts and at least one potential <br />future project. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can <br />discuss issues related to this item as necessary. <br />Attachment 2 -b — Memorandum Regarding Joint Parks and Recreation Opportunities <br />3. Update on Rogers Road Project <br />The preliminary engineering work for sanitary sewer service for the Historic Rogers Road <br />Area (HRRA) has been completed on time and within budget. The purpose of the <br />preliminary engineering work was to conduct field investigations in the project area to <br />inform the sewer alignment and provide a budget level cost estimate. In completing this <br />work, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority ( OWASA) consultant (URS Corporation) <br />performed preliminary field investigations; met with Rogers Road area leaders; reviewed <br />OWASA's 2012 Sewer Concept Plan; made adjustments to the Concept Plan based on <br />field conditions; and identified alternative sewer alignments. <br />Based on the findings from the preliminary engineering study, the consultant has <br />estimated the project costs to install 3.5 miles of sewer lines at $5.7 million to include <br />engineering design, permitting, bidding, construction, construction administration, <br />construction observation and contingency. It does not include costs for private plumbing <br />installation, easement acquisition or OWASA connection fees. OWASA will work with the <br />County, Towns and consultant to develop estimates for these costs as the project <br />proceeds. OWASA estimates it will take no less than two years to design, permit, bid <br />and construct the sewer lines (the easement acquisition process can impact the <br />schedule). <br />Understanding the importance of keeping the project moving, Orange County and <br />OWASA are working on a new interlocal agreement to continue OWASA's management <br />of the next phase of the project (engineering design and permitting) to begin in July <br />2015. OWASA estimates the cost of design and permitting at about $370,000 (not <br />including easement acquisition) and it will take about a year to complete. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can <br />discuss issues related to this item as necessary. <br />No Attachments <br />