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COMMUNITY ISSUE 2: COMMUNITY SERVICES By necessity, discussion of this issue is tied up to a degree in the pending question of Efland incorporation. The types of services that residents desire will help determine whether they should pursue incorporation as a Town. This question, therefore, is the underpinning of community services in Efland. Beyond this general question, one community service was far and away the most discussed. The question of sewer service provision, and the presence of sewer in part of the community only is also one which stirs the anger of some Efland residents. This anger stems from a perceived "reneging or delay tactic" that some citizens feel has occurred on contracts held by residents in the core and eastern part of the community who desired sewer service and were not in Phase I of the County-initiated Efland Sewer Project. Another issue that was identified as critical to Efland was the need to alleviate long-distance telephone service within the community. Citizens agreed this effort would best be tied to a county effort to pursue such service across the county. The question of a community center for Efland has long been an issue that residents have agreed would be a benefit for the community. The question of what types of activities the center should accommodate remains an important for the community. A Community Center Committee of local volunteers is proposed to help plan for the logistics of this facility. Finally, substantive discussion throughout the community meetings centered around the need for local service provision within Ef land. Currently, there are no day-care facilities, physicians offices, or health care facilities within Efland. These are all services that Efland residents must drive to Hillsborough (or further) to receive. The question of health care is compounded by the fact that no facilities (beyond a handful of physician's offices) are located in northern Orange. This leaves Efland residents to drive 20-30 miles to Chapel Hill, Durham or Burlington for medical services beyond physician's visits. The services desired by residents also included private services. There are currently no retail shopping or dining establishments in the area, and residents indicated a desire to take actions to recruit some of these services. GOAL: ENHANCE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY SERVICES Ob 'ect 'ves: 1. Develop and expand the existing public sewer service currently serving part of Efland to allow all interested residents the right to acquire public sewer. Examine 27