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102 <br /> ATTACHMENT C <br /> �fl�TACAR S�� <br /> A motion was made by Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Slade, that this resolution be <br /> approved. <br /> A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE COMA ENT ON ALTERNATIVES DISCUSSED BY THE <br /> HISTORIC ROGERS ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD TASK FORCE <br /> WHEREAS, for more than 40 years,the people of Orange County have burdened the Rogers Road <br /> community by disposing of municipal solid waste in the nearby landfill; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Board of Aldermer.r believes that Orange County,the Town of Carrboro, and the Town <br /> of Chapel Hill should work in partnership to equitably, and in proportion to their responsibility,share <br /> the costs of providing a community center and sewer improvements in the Historic.Rogers Road <br /> Neighborhood,just as the partners snare the privilege of owning, operating, and using the landfill; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 14,20-12, the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force unanimously <br /> recommended to the Assembly of Governments "that the costs-of both a New Community=_Center and <br /> J <br /> Sewer Improvements be shared by the local governments, at the same costs sharing percentages as <br /> outlined in the 1972 Landfill Agreement, 43%for Orange County, 43%for The Town of Chapel Hill <br /> and 14%for The Town of Carrboro"; and <br /> WHEREAS, 14% of the estimated cost of providing a community center and sewer improvements in <br /> the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood is approximately$900,000; and <br /> WHEREAS, on September 18, 2012,the Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted the following <br /> statement: "The Town of Carrboro has the intention of contributing not more than$900,000 for the <br /> town's portion of the community center and cost of the sewer project. The town manager shall research <br /> funding sources. Town staff shall also investigate how the town can recoup the sewer line investment <br /> costs from developers. The board expresses its appreciation to the county for their commitment to the <br /> project and requests that the Town of Chapel Hill consider their share of the contribution"; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 12, 2013, the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force discussed two <br /> alternative plans for sewer improvements in the neighborhood and requested comment on those plans <br /> from the Board of Aldermen,the Chapel Hill Town Council, and the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners; and <br /> WHEREAS, alternative 1 involves construction of a sewer project to serve 78% of the parcels in the <br /> Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood(segments 5, 6, and 8 on the Historic Rogers Road Area Sewer <br />