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13 <br /> 1 Chair Dorosin said this is an area where there can be collaboration with the schools. <br /> 2 Commissioner Jacobs said the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) is looking <br /> 3 to improve the line with Hillsborough so that it can be more readily available than the Durham <br /> 4 line. <br /> 5 Eric Peterson said he and Ed Kerwin, OWASA Director, have had some conversations <br /> 6 about the 7-mile water line between the two, and he said some improvements are being made <br /> 7 to cut it down to 3 or 4 miles. He said the delay is from the bacteria tests, and there is the <br /> 8 same challenge with Durham. He said ways to cut that reaction time down are being <br /> 9 researched. He said Hillsborough is very isolated, and that is why water and sewer are <br /> 10 expensive. He said water gets stagnant, and to flush it all the time would be wasteful, but there <br /> 11 are some ideas on how to cut that down. <br /> 12 Commissioner McKee said a few years ago there was a discussion of Jordan Lake <br /> 13 allocation, and asked if the process, through which Hillsborough would have to go to <br /> 14 accomplish this, could be identified. <br /> 15 Eric Peterson said if Jordan Lake water were to be used, it would be fed through <br /> 16 OWASA or Durham's system through interconnections. He said there is also an <br /> 17 interconnection with Orange-Alamance, which may be much faster in case of an emergency. <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee said he was more interested in water for economic development, <br /> 19 not emergencies. <br /> 20 Mayor Stevens said Hillsborough uses the water from Lake Orange for the Town's <br /> 21 drinking water, and this is a valued relationship. <br /> 22 Commissioner McKee said that use is driving the conversation on the hydrilla, which is <br /> 23 an increasing problem. <br /> 24 Commissioner Price said Compton's Pond has hydrilla too. She said the State will not <br /> 25 give funding for moving water. <br /> 26 Commissioner McKee said that pond was treated last year. <br /> 27 Commissioner Jacobs said prior to the recession, the Town generously provided <br /> 28 $5,000.00 annually towards the Orange County Library, but has not done so since. He asked if <br /> 29 the Town would consider doing this again. <br /> 30 Eric Peterson said it is not in the Town's budget, and that would be a board decision. <br /> 31 Commissioner Jacobs asked if Eric Peterson would talk to the County Manager, if the <br /> 32 Town decides it does want to contribute again. <br /> 33 Mayor Stevens said the Town can discuss this topic at its upcoming retreat. <br /> 34 Bonnie Hammersley said a tax equity study is being conducted in the jurisdictions and <br /> 35 the County. She said one of the areas is the library and the services provided. She said she <br /> 36 and Eric Peterson have not talked about this, as the study was not yet completed. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Mark Dorosin, Chair <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Donna Baker <br /> 44 Clerk to the Board <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br />