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15 <br /> moving the boundary to its originally intended location will stabilize this line. He said staff will <br /> be happy to meet with any residents. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if staff would do a community meeting prior to the public <br /> hearing. <br /> Craig Benedict said yes, staff has already spoken to some residents, and will continue <br /> with community outreach. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if the number of residents that may be affected by this is <br /> known. <br /> Craig Benedict said there are no houses in the smaller, marginal area, but there are <br /> three houses in the overall expansion area. He said staff will still put out notices to this area. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if making this change will require the landowners to do <br /> anything unless they want to. <br /> Craig Benedict said no, no one is required to make any changes to the use of a <br /> property. He said if the County proceeds with the variety of approvals after this, meaning other <br /> partners with the water and sewer boundary agreement, there may be the potential for public <br /> water and sewer. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the property owner to the south of the "red hatch," <br /> and said he/she may one day discover some development occurring closer to their land than <br /> they ever anticipated. <br /> Craig Benedict said water and sewer could extend to the ridgeline, and to the south is <br /> part of the rural buffer and would not have development. He said if the County pursued <br /> economic development in this area, there is a 150-foot wide buffer on the fringe of economic <br /> development zones. He said throughout the County and Chapel Hill and Carrboro, there is a <br /> sharp drop off from urban areas to the rural buffer. He said development is focused, and in <br /> this case, there is a drop off at the ridgeline. <br /> Trish McGuire, Carrboro Planning Director, continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Amendments in Carrboro's Planning Jurisdiction (map) <br /> Existing OWASA Service in Smith Level Road Area (map) <br /> Carrboro Zoning in Vicinity- change to a primary service area (map) <br /> Adoption Consideration Dates <br /> • Orange County May 2 <br /> • Carrboro May 16 <br /> • Hillsborough June 12 <br /> • Chapel Hill June 12 <br /> • OWASA May 25 or June 8 <br /> Proposed WASMPBA Amendments <br /> • Recommendation: <br /> o Adopt the Resolution amending the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, <br /> and Boundary Agreement <br /> • (Amended Resolution Package) <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he asked the Clerk to contact previous County <br /> Commissioner Alice Gordon, as she was part of the creation of the WASMPBA. He said that <br /> Commissioner Gordon could not remember why this area fell through the cracks years ago. <br />