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through the two County school districts. tinder a state mandate to reform mental health statewide, a local management entity has been created to guide the transition to a new service delivery model according to an approved business plan. A sheltered workshop and clinics in the Towns of Chapel Hill and Hillsborough are provided. Services to the public schools are also provided. Under a new State proposal to reform mental health statewide, a local management entity has been created that will serve to transition the current method of service provision. Other Hufnan ServicesIn addition to social service, health and mental health programs, the County provides agricultural services, housing and community development services, library services and support to various private non-profit agencies located within the County. Parks, Recreation and Open Space. Recreational programs throughout the County are provided by the County's Parks and Recreation Department along with the parks and recreation departments of the To«~ns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Organized leisure programs ranging from athletics to fine arts are regularly offered to citizens of all ages at several park sites and community centers. Numerous programs and special events for senior citizens and the mentally and physically impaired are also offered. During the past several years the County has developed aggressive plans for park development and open space acquisition. Public Service Enterprises. YVater crncl Sewer Servicesy~7ater and sewer services are provided to the majority of the population of the County by the Orange ~?Vater and Sewer :4uthority (the "Authority"). The Authority was created in 1975 by the Board of Commissioners for the County and the boards of aldermen of the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating, improving, and operating the existing l~~ater and set~~er systems in the southern portion of the County. Prior to the formation of the Authority, water service was provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro and sewer service was provided by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in conjunction with the University. The Authority began utilities operations in 1977 when the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conveyed their water and sewer facilities to the Authority. Under the terms of the transfer, the Authority provides and maintains sewage collection and treatment facilities and water supply, treatment and distribution facilities. The Town of Hillsborough and the City of l~lebane, which is partly located within the corporate limits of the County, also own and operate water and sanitaly sewer systems. The County issued water and sanitaly sewer bonds in the late 1960s to finance the construction of the Lake Orange reservoir, l~~hich selves the water system of the Town of Hillsborough, and the construction of improvements which serve the «-ater and sanitaly sewer systems of the City of Mebane. In addition, the Orange Alamance t74~ater System, a private corporation, utilizes Lake Orange and provides water service to a part of the west central portion of the County. The County's water supply has been supplemented by the addition of the Cane Creek Reservoir, which was built by the Authority in 1989. Increased water supply has also resulted from the renovations to the dam at Lake Orange, which is owned by the County. In addition, the C-883836v4 13361.00022 2 ~