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13 <br />Work Group Recommendations <br />1. Locate the CNG Station at Orange County Public Works <br />Location of the fueling station at the Orange County Public Works site, as <br />described and shown above, is recommended for the following reasons: <br />• The site has sufficient room and space for the needed infrastructure <br />• It is in proximity to other fueling apparatus for ease of maintenance <br />• It is in close proximity to a PSNC Energy natural gas line as a source <br />• The site location is consistent with the existing Public Works layout and <br />the proposed Preliminary Concept Plan for the Fairview Public Campus <br />(park, Town Public Works, Parks Operation Base and storage facility) <br />• This portion of the site is not locked, and is available for after -hours use, if <br />this option is pursued <br />• The site is within 5 miles and 10 minutes of the interstate for any future <br />use by government, commercial or private vehicles <br />With proximity to the PSNC natural gas pipeline and the available space at Public <br />Works site, no known barriers to construction at this site have been identified. <br />Town of Hillsborough site plan approval is projected to take approximately 3 <br />weeks, and the Orange County Planning and Inspections staff has been to the <br />site and identified no immediate issues with construction at the site, pending <br />further review. <br />2. Provide for Public Accessibility <br />The Clean Cities Coalition, along with the NC Division of Air Quality, has set as a <br />priority the need for expanding the number of available fueling stations for State <br />and local government vehicles, commercial vehicles (such as PSNC), and private <br />vehicles. A list of existing stations in North Carolina is provided as Appendix 1. It <br />is estimated that there are currently over 600 CNG vehicles operating in the <br />state, most in government fleets. <br />After awarding the grant, the Coalition asked the County to consider making the <br />CNG station publicly - accessible, and is willing to fund the additional estimated <br />$30,000 cost for a credit card reader system to be installed at the pump. There <br />are currently 16 CNG stations in North Carolina, but only 4 provide for full public <br />accessibility (seven other stations provide for limited availability to public /outside <br />users with advance authorization and /or with payment at time of purchase). The <br />City of Hickory and the City of Asheville both have card reader systems installed <br />at their pumps, and have reported no problems to date with the systems. <br />