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-3- 5 The remaining review and construction portions of the project under the STAG grant process move project completion to mid/late November 2006. Attachment 2 shows an alternative timeline leading to project completion in mid August under the possible strategy I've outlined in Item 3 below. 3. Possible Strategy Completion of the utilities needed for an on-time opening of the middle school remains an overarching goal of efforts on the Buckhorn EDD utility project, While there is no way to recover the two or more months lost in the CLGS staff review process, the County could choose to take the step of withdrawing the portion of the project associated with school utilities from grant consideration, Such withdrawal would eliminate the need for federal review and allow the project to be bid much more quickly than the grant process allows, This results in the Attachment 2 timeline. This, of course, assumes that we can come to some resolution or CLGS accommodation on the issue of Mebane's infrastructure. Under this approach: The County would reallocate a portion of currently programmed debt financing to construct the school utilities. • Assuming the CLGS and EPA will provide the necessary approvals, the grant project would then be reconfigured to encompass the Buckhorn Road Community (the area between I-85/40 and Norfolk-Southern Railroad) and Central Efland. Alternatives for reconfigured debt financing that could be used to address the $1.5 million needed to pursue this strategy will be presented at the Board's February 16 work session. Staff will continue to work with CLGS and the City of Mebane to address the infrastructure issues and will update the BOCC as to the status of this project at the Board's February 16 work session, It still may be possible to deliver the portion of the Buckhorn EDD/Community project that will serve Gravelly Hill middle school in time for an August 2006 opening, but the timing will be very tight and the effort - bath in terms of staff time and financial commitment -will have to be seamless in terms of execution, If I may provide additional information or clarification of the information contained herein please advise..