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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 20, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. -q <br />SUBJECT: Efland Sewer Extension Policy <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC.HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Count Engineer <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Existing Efland Sewer System Document <br />Water and Sewer Policy Document <br />Map of Efland Area (To be Provided under separate <br />cover at the meeting) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />Paul Thames, ext. 2303 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill .968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane (336)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To hear a report on issues surrounding the policies regarding sewer extension of the <br />Efland Sewer System. <br />BACKGROUND: Over the last few years, staff has tried to research the parameters or external <br />forces that can effect planning policy decisions in the Efland area. Two documents are attached <br />that approach offering policy guidance regarding the extension of the county's sewer system in <br />Efland. <br />However, based on staffs research of the 'complementary' water system in the area operated by <br />Orange-Alamance Water System (OAWS), the development of a cohesive growth plan with <br />adequate public services is in jeopardy. The policies, as written, could give reasonable guidance to <br />policy makers to cautiously proceed or hold the extension of the sewer system in certain cases <br />outside of the intended bond service area until further cooperative planning by OAWS and other <br />land use planning considerations in the area. <br />In any event, more specific policies could offer additional guidance. There have not been any <br />major residential subdivisions in the area over the last 12 years except the recent Richmond Hills <br />subdivision. The existing sewer policy made that proposal difficult to approve. With development <br />proposals possible in the area, Orange County as a utility provider should consider the implications <br />of sewer extension and add clarity to its extension policy based on the ultimate direction of the <br />utility company and how it relates to its formal and informal partners.