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7 • Eno EDD is comprised of 776 Acres • $6.3 Million is the most recent cost to serve all 776 acres • The current project ($1.4 million) would serve approx. 100 acres o At an additional cost of $100,000 - $150,000 a private sewer pump system could be installed to serve an additional 100 acres Utilities in the Eno Economic Development District (map: page 23) Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the area in solid red on the map, and asked if that is an abandoned area. Commissioner McKee said that area is found in the red dash line area. Craig Benedict, Planning Director, said the dashed circle is more of a redevelopment area, and the 100 acres are primarily undeveloped, and there is a 25,000 square foot building under site review in Durham and a 36,000 square foot site plan under review on undeveloped property in the 100 acre area. He said a 25,000 square foot building has been built already that did not undergo annexation with Durham, but now Durham would like to annex all new buildings. He said staff does not see a problem with this, as long as there is coordination. He said the Eno Small Area Plan has standardized the regulations between both areas, and the same outcomes will be achieved. Chair Dorosin asked if “both areas” could be defined. Craig Benedict said whether it is in Orange County, or whether it is annexed by Durham. Commissioner Rich asked if there is a plan for the dotted line area. Craig Benedict said the area is underdeveloped or undeveloped, and the private property owners are trying to form a 100+ acre area to install their own pump lift station, and pump it across to the new gravity line being installed by the County. He said the County cannot extend the gravity sewer any further than the red box, but residents can pump to it. He said Durham has verbally agreed to this connection should the private property owners wish to pump into the system. He said there are always limitations on the amount of sewer capacity, and Durham is in the process of upgrading the sewer just over the county line, which Orange County can flow into by gravity. He said the $6.3 million would be a large lift station and pumping over 3 miles into downtown Durham to find a place that was not over capacity, which is really not feasible. Commissioner Price said she thought the Board had discussed that the area across from the residential portion would not be economic development, in order to provide a buffer. Craig Benedict said the land use in the lavender portion remains economic development, as this is one of the few districts that has a lower intensity economic development. He said the zoning has not been changed. He said there is such difficulty in serving this entire area, and part of the discussion must be are there better places that can be served more easily from a utility standpoint. He said this has been on the map since the 1980s due to its location, being that it is an interchange to I-85; thus making it an appropriate place for development. Commissioner Price said the residents expressed some concern about the area south of this, and she thought the County was going to try to avoid having industrial development on the other side of the road. Chair Dorosin said there is a lot to consider, and the theme from the retreat was if some of this needs modification. Commissioner Jacobs said Commissioner Price’s recollection is accurate, and there have been several conversations with Duke about the possibility of locating economic research facilities in this area, and Duke has been verbally receptive, but Orange County has not pursued the idea. He said Duke keeps expanding, and there is no reason for the County to not try and make Duke a partner here in this EDD.