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11 • Town of Chapel Hill staff determining process/date to inform Town Council • If jurisdictions wish to proceed, earliest joint public hearing date would be October 26, 2017 • Normal process mandated by State statutes would be required for Towns to extend ETJs • Questions and feedback for staff by BOCC Commissioner Price asked if the Town of Carrboro had this report on their consent agenda. Perdita Holtz said the Aldermen received the information and asked questions. Commissioner Price clarified that the Alderman just received the information and made no decisions. Perdita Holtz said yes, the Board of Alderman just received the information. Commissioner Rich asked if clarification could be provided regarding potential complications with the fire zone in the southern portion of the map. Commissioner McKee said with these maps, it is unclear whether changing the zoning will remove water from the fire zones. Commissioner Rich asked if this area of the map is solely residential. Perdita Holtz said mostly residential. Commissioner Rich said Chatham County is building right up to this area. She said this is a triangle of land that seems to be hanging out there, and she does not understand why it became the rural buffer. Commissioner Marcoplos said he totally agreed with Commissioner Rich, and asked if there is value in the triangle of the rural buffer. He said it is a unique land section, different from the rest of the rural buffer, and he would like to know more about it. Commissioner Jacobs said people in Chapel Hill wanted to preserve open spaces, and this piece of land may have served that purpose in anticipation of greater development. Chair Dorosin asked if staff could follow up on all these questions. Commissioner Rich clarified that it would be helpful to know the Town of Carrboro's land use plan for the aforementioned areas. 2. Introduction to Potential Amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement—To receive a presentation on possible amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement. BACKGROUND: Planning staffs of the three local government jurisdictions that are party to the "Joint Planning Agreement," as it is commonly called, have been discussing possible amendments to the Land Use Plan to better align with various local government goals and policies (this is a separate agenda item) and accompanying modifications to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) map. Additionally, during discussions regarding the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD) that occurred in the fall of 2016, it was mentioned that it could be advantageous to the EDD to designate additional WASMPBA primary service area immediately south of the EDD to the Rural Buffer boundary. These potential amendments would change the designation from `long term interest area' to `primary service area' which would permit development in the short term. Also in the fall of 2016, OWASA and Town of Carrboro staff broached the potential idea of designating additional "primary service area" adjacent to Smith Level Road. The area is zoned R-10 (Residential, 10,000 square feet per dwelling unit) which is extremely small if onsite well