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14 <br /> WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br /> principle that 65 of the 84 Heritage Lots in the Rogers Road Sewer Project Area had <br /> existing dwellings located on the respective Heritage Lot parcels concurrent with the <br /> release date of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force Report (based on <br /> the evaluation of March 2013 aerial imagery), and have identified the 65 Heritage Lots <br /> with existing dwellings; and <br /> WHEREAS, the 65 Heritage Lots in the Rogers Road Sewer Project Area with existing <br /> dwelling units may have household income levels at or below 80% of the area median <br /> income as defined by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and <br /> WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br /> principle to jointly fund the installation of private sewer service lateral connections for <br /> the 65 Heritage Lots with existing dwellings and with household income levels at or <br /> below 80% of the area median income (LMI Heritage Lot Households) to the public <br /> sewer system under construction; and <br /> WHEREAS, as defined in the following schedule, the timeline for joint funding coverage <br /> will begin after the execution of this Agreement by all Parties and upon the County's <br /> receipt of a valid dated application from the LMI Heritage Lot Household: Year 1 and <br /> Year 2 (100% cost coverage); Year 3 (50% cost coverage); Year 4 and beyond (0% <br /> cost coverage); and <br /> WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br /> principle that the County will solicit competitive bids from licensed local plumbing <br /> contractors, and will select the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the <br /> installation of private sewer service lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot <br /> Households; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County has pre-allocated $220,000 for the installation of private sewer <br /> service lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot Households wishing to connect, to be <br /> reimbursed by the Towns, in part, in accordance with this Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County's expenditures for the installation of private sewer service <br /> lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot Households will include the cost of installation <br /> by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder of the private sewer service lateral and <br /> associated appurtenances (i.e. from the existing sewer service stub-out at the property <br /> line to the household to be served), the cost of disconnecting and abandoning the <br /> existing septic system per County standards, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> (OWASA) sewer system development fee, and all other applicable fees; and <br /> WHEREAS, the total number of LMI Heritage Lot Households wishing to connect within <br /> the specified three-year period for joint funding (i.e. Year 1, Year 2, Year 3) and the <br /> exact cost for each LMI Heritage Lot Household wishing to connect are unknown at this <br /> time due to the variable sizes of the dwellings to be served, the variable distances <br /> Page 2 of 10 <br />