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12 and septic service is necessary. There is water service in part of the area already (which may have started in 1969, according to OWASA pipe data) and a sewer line is stubbed out at Bixby Lane which could provide service to a portion of the properties; others would be served from lines adjacent to Smith Level Road. The maps in Attachments 1, 2 and 3 depict the possible amendments to the WASMPBA map (the current version of which is included in Attachment 4 with the possible changes overlaid). A summary of possible amendments is as follows: • Chapel Hill Area: o Designate 118.9 acres in the vicinity of Millhouse Road as "primary service area." These parcels include: • 78.2 acres Orange County owns for the planned Millhouse Road Park • Three smaller parcels (totaling 6.3 acres) owned by the Town of Chapel Hill, located between the railroad tracks and the Millhouse Road Park parcels. • 2.2 acres of road right-of-way. These three modifications would allow the planned park to eventually be served by public water and sewer systems. Service by public water and sewer is an important component of increasing the capacity of the park and its expected use as a soccer center since a park served only by well and septic systems would have a more limited capacity. • The northern portion of the parcel on which the Town of Chapel Hill's Operations Facility is located (32.2 acres). • Carrboro Area: o Designate 20.6 acres (comprised of 34 parcels, 3 partial parcels, and road right-of way) in the vicinity of Smith Level Road near Carrboro High School as "primary service area." • Hillsborough Area: o Designate 87.5 acres (comprised of 12 parcels, 2 partial parcels, and road right-of way) contiguous to, and south of, the Hillsborough EDD as "primary service area." Amendments to the WASMPBA would require approval of all three five signatory parties (Orange County, OWASA, and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough) through the regular agenda/decision process (a formal public hearing is not required). Craig Benedict reviewed this item with the Board. Chair Dorosin asked if the phrase "long term interest area" could be explained. Craig Benedict said it mainly refers to whose responsibility it would be if there was any crisis that occurred in the area, or maybe on the fringe, a minor expansion into that area. Chair Dorosin said it is like the water system's ETJ. Craig Benedict said yes. He said sometimes before amendments are made, small area plans need to be reviewed. He said the Efland-Mebane small area plan was completed in the mid-2000s, and included some area on the outskirts of Mebane. He said this area was changed from a long-term interest area to a primary service area, and is the current location of the Morinaga Factory. Commissioner Jacobs said one utility outlet, which has not been mentioned, is Orange/Alamance Water System (OAWS), and asked if this entity fits into this discussion.