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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 4, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-l <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Hillsborough Area Economic Development District Phase 1 Water and Sewer <br />Extensions - Project Easements and Acquisitions <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Map Showing Approved Scope of <br />Project <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 919-245-2592 <br />Howard Fleming, Erosion Control/ <br />Stormwater/Engineering Supervisor, <br />919-245-2586 <br />James Bryan, Staff Attorney, 919-245- <br />2319 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing County Staff to acquire the private easements required to <br />construct and maintain the Hillsborough Area Economic Development District (EDD) Phase 1 <br />Water and Sewer Project by negotiation, purchase, or condemnation, if necessary. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The County’s engineering consultant, The John R. McAdams Company, Inc. <br />(McAdams), has recently completed design of the subject project and submitted for agency <br />permit reviews, in preparation for issuing construction documents for bids. The project is a joint <br />venture with the Town of Hillsborough, consistent with the Orange County Capital Investment <br />Plan (CIP) and an Interlocal Agreement the BOCC approved on May 2, 2017. The project is <br />composed of both gravity sewer and water lines needed to serve the EDD properties primarily <br />west of Old NC Hwy 86 and south of the interchange with I-40. Orange County will transfer both <br />the easements and infrastructure to the Town of Hillsborough following project completion for <br />continued operation and maintenance in accordance with a jointly adopted agreement. <br /> <br />The entire scope of the project involves the following: <br />• Approximately 4,175 linear feet of 12” gravity sewer, including a bore & jack or tunnel <br />under I-40, and possibly a bore & jack under Old NC Hwy 86, depending on bids. <br />• Approximately 7,710 linear feet of 8” water line, including some directional drilling under <br />some wetlands areas. <br /> <br />Consistent with this phase of the project, now that the County is certain of the alignment, <br />easements must be finalized for the sewer and water lines that need to be installed outside of <br />North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) right of way. Staff aligned the sewer <br />and water line within the existing service road where possible. <br /> <br />Most of the property owners are in favor of the project and several have indicated their intent to <br />grant easements. However, it is anticipated that one or two of the necessary easements may <br />1