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Cheeks Township Advisory Council,Minutes September 15, 1981. Page 2 Lindsay Efland suggested that the area of concern lay between. US 70 and 1-85_ He felt industrial. and higher density residential uses should be allowed in that area. He:asked if a good argument could be made for keeping those uses out of the area. Line respcsidad that the basin line was a factor. Viand added that people's feelings and political matters were also factors. Lucie clarified a that the Task Force was, with, water,quality a..' a_it was'assumed that'so�ne`nr>d eatiori of`tie .m iidations for greater accepter • bility would be mach during the public,i c,hearing- • • 'David Shankl i n' agreed that th° Interstate should be the dividing line;rather than the ra trade r.- • Luce clarified the comproraise made by the Task Farm allowing deVelnputt in McGowan Creek sub-basin, but not in Seven Mile Creek sub-basin. Shankli'n pointed out:. that the recoirmendation reed a five acre mininium'with a reduction to a two acre minium only if stornwater management reasures were in place.. He added this could d be very expensive.. *alter McDade emphasized that one known major water quality 1rohlem source was the malfunctions L septic-systems in,the watershed. Luce responded that the John Ivicklams Ccapany was•doing a study'to determine-passible solutions to the problem -in the Efland Estates area.. McDade reenphasize'.d that the County knaaa • about-the problem and the solutia L ie_sauces linesr but is not addressing it an terms of water quality protection. 14.$. Allison added that water quality protection cannot be accomplished without addressing this problem. McDade recomarended. that the County extend sewer lines before they rtsider mi,runnlrn lot sizes in the watershed to reduce the possibility of sewage getting into the waexshed. . He noted this concern is .based on the amity residents being both.tax payers-and:-landowners who ae conaarned-about the present situation.- and tke futures situatiirrfor their- • rats cittd t piw�hlem:wi y -and potentially malfuncticning . McDade empbasizeci addilas in4 the preSent. problem along with contidertrig lxrig -rand plans for quality protection.Deviti Cobb indicated that the Efland. Estates cxxrmcnity was.asking for help how: .7' Luce noted that sewage•'is only one source of pollution. John Puller distingu►si between accidental. chemical spills as opposed t o controllable sewage:problems. Lindsay Efland agreed that the sewage problem was a day to day concern.