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Infrastructure Minutes <br />April 10, 1990 <br />W <br />Guido De Maere told the committee that Mebane is represented on the <br />Economic Development Commission. Ed Siebert was concerned that if a <br />high waste producer, which would not fit in well in Orange County, was <br />desired in Mebane, that it could be done without Orange County <br />approval. Pat Davis reminded him that several State regulatory <br />approvals would be necessary before something like that would be built. <br />Ed Holland said that the Board of County Commissioners is the one that <br />grants additional land being included in the Mebane ETJ, The Mebane <br />ETJ that abuts the Efland /Cheeks Commercial /Industrial Node may be <br />served by the Back Creek water source and water and sewer provided by <br />Mebane. <br />Gene Bell then told the committee that much of the area in the Mebane <br />ETJ is in the Back Creek watershed. Mebane has a different approach to <br />economic development; Orange County cannot be sure they will be equally <br />careful. Gene Bell then told the committee that there is no overlap of <br />the Efland /Cheeks Commercial /Industrial Node with the Mebane ETJ. Pat <br />Davis told the committee that voluntary annexations of land make it <br />possible to bring parts of the Mebane ETJ into the Mebane town limits. <br />Ed Holland clarified that this primarily depends on the density of land <br />use. If land is appropriately dense in development, involuntary <br />annexation can occur. It is based on 4 or 5 different standards that <br />are clearly outlined in North Carolina annexation laws. <br />Dolly Hunter looked at the Thoroughfare Plan Map and emphasized that <br />there is good access to Mebane from southern Orange County, but very <br />Page 5 <br />