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25 portions of the original amendments - principally the recommendation for extending public sewer lines into a predefined corridor for Rural Village developments (similar to Fearrington Village). The Committee's September 20 version addressed these concerns by altering three sections of the original proposals - dealing primarily with the means of sewer provision and the format for approving five -acre lot subdivisions. Since that time, attention has been focused on the amended version of the recommendations and plan amendments. In the past month, however, the comments of growth management attorney Robert Frielich seem to diminish the strength of the argument against public sewer extension that led to the September 20 amendment. The basis of the argument against sewer line extension was that local governments and OWASA would find it difficult to legally prohibit taps along lines extended to Rural Villages. If so, this could place pressure on future governing boards to relax density regulations and allow higher density development - although this could not occur with the JPA Plan concepts in place. Frielich argues, in essence, that the original Rural Character proposals are the most effective way to preserve character, and that there. exist legal mechanisms to prohibit taps on lines extended to Rural Villages. It is not clear at this time whether the Town Council plans to revisit this question in regard to these developments. Board of Commissioners action on this alternative would require reconsideration by all jurisdictions. "PROS" OF ADOPTING ALTERNATIVE 1 "CONS" OF- ADOPTING ALTERNATIVE 1 :.::.:::tla::: Via .:::.......:...:...... •: ........ .. ...... ............................................... ...::::::.:::::.:::.::::::.::.:._::..................::::::::::::......:::.::.::::.::::::.: ::::::::::: :::::::: :.: ::