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21 <br /> • Community Centers-$75,000 <br /> The Cedar Grove Community Center opened in June of 2016. Funding proposed for FY2017-18 <br /> would install shower facilities at the Center for community members using the gymnasium and <br /> exercise equipment. <br /> • Economic Development—Water and Sewer Projects-$2.3 million <br /> The Board expressed interest in defining economic development objectives and increasing the <br /> number of living wage job opportunities in the County through economic development. The <br /> County has previously appropriated over $7.4 million to build out water and sewer <br /> infrastructure in the Buckhorn, Hillsborough, and Eno Economic Development Districts to <br /> stimulate commercial and industrial development and job creation. The recommended CIP for <br /> FY2017-18 adds $1.4 million to transfer the Efland sewer flow from the Town of Hillsborough to <br /> the City of Mebane for more cost effective treatment and to increase the service area. The CIP <br /> also adds $380,000 to the Hillsborough Economic Development District sewer and water <br /> extension project due to revised cost estimates. Finally, the CIP adds $490,000 to the Eno <br /> Economic Development District project for construction and project management. <br /> • Emergency Medical Services(EMS)Substation Colocation-$845,000 <br /> The Board has encouraged intergovernmental cooperation with our municipal partners. The <br /> FY2017-18 CIP recommends working with the Orange Rural Fire Department and the Town of <br /> Hillsborough to collocate an EMS substation with a fire station and police substation. The <br /> colocation opportunity reduces the initial cost of construction and promotes operating <br /> efficiency through the use of shared community space. The new facility would be located in the <br /> Waterstone development on land that is currently owned by the Town of Hillsborough. The <br /> agencies are currently drafting an Interlocal Agreement that would govern the development <br /> process and ongoing operating obligations of the parties once the facility is complete. The new <br /> Waterstone EMS Station would replace the station currently located at the New Hope Fire <br /> Station #2. This project also funds sprinkler system installations at the EMS Station on Revere <br /> Road and the Eno Fire Station #2 which will house an EMS unit to provide a safe sleeping <br /> environment for EMS staff and funds a station location study for future EMS station building <br /> projects. <br /> • Facility Accessibility and Security Improvements-$30,000 <br /> One component of the Space Study Work Group focused on facility safety and security. The CIP <br /> recommends $30,000 in FY 2017-18 to fund access control systems at facilities housing the <br /> Visitors' Bureau and Skills Development Center, Animal Services, court functions, and social <br /> services functions. These access control systems will provide electronic access control and video <br /> surveillance in security door access and camera installations. <br /> Page 13 <br />