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Mayor OOE IUWfl U+ Eillohorougli Town Clerk Frank H. Sheffield,Jr. Agatha Johnson HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 Supt. Water Works Commissioners James Pendergraph Myron L. Martin Horace H. Johnson Street Supt. R 1 Allen A. Lloyd ter L.D. Wagoner Remus J. Smith ■rear Chief of Police y Rachel H.Stevens r�zie�:, Arnold W.Hamlett Fire Chief John Forrest . RESOLUTION DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW RESERVOIR AT THE MOST FEASIBLE SITE WHEREAS, It is the obligation and primary objective of all elected officials to promote the health, safety and general welfare of those citizens whom they are elected to represent, and WHEREAS, During the Spring and Summer of 1986, Orange County suffered the most severe drought experienced in the last century from the lack of sufficient rainfall, and WHEREAS, the continued degree of demand from year to year causes the lake level at Lake Orange to drop during the summer season causing hard- ships to water users and commercial establishments, and WHEREAS, Lake Orange is the primary water source providing the necessary commodity to customers served by Orange-Alamance Water System, the Hillsborough Water System and further serves as a reserve source for Orange Water and Sewer Authority, and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management requires that water companies and municipalities maintain a required level of in-stream flow in the rivers below water and wastewater treat- ment plants in order to maintain aqatic life, and WHEREAS, since growth in the northern Orange County area continues requiring an additional water source, Therefore, the Hillsborough Town Board request the Orange County Board of Commissioners to begin immediate proceedings for the construction of a new reservoir at Seven-Mile Creek or at some other feasible location in.order to provide to Orange County residents adequate water supply during drought conditions. Also, the Hillsborough Town Board urges Orange County to proceed immediately with the raising of the level of Lake Orange dam by two feet thereby increasing the storage capacity of the reservoir. Further, the Hillsborough Town Board is committed to assist the Orange County Board of Commissioners in anyway to see that this - important project is undertaken as quickly as possible. Duly adopted this the 8th day of September, 1986. ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA I, Agatha Johnson, Clerk to the Hillsborough Town Boa..-.1 do hereby CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Hillsborough Town Board on Monday, September 8, 1936 and is a part of the minutes of that meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Town of Hillsborough, this the 9th day of September, 1986. r Town `'erk