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Mr. John Link, Jr. May 24, 2001 ~ Page 2 City of Durham pursuant to which the ,City of Durham would extend its sanitary sewer system to serve his property. The L&W Mobile Home Pazk is located on the very eastern edge of Orange County, between U.S. Highway 70 (to the North) and Old North Carolina Highway 10 (to the South). As I understand it, many years ago, the City of Durham extended its sanitary sewer system to serve a property located in Orange County, lying between the L&W Mobile Home Park and the Orange County/Durham County line. However, that line is not sufficient to serve my client's property. Due to the limited area available in and azound the mobile home park for installing new septic systems and due to the relatively poor soil conditions in the azea, the most sensible long term solution to Mr. Paschall's problem at the mobile home park is to connect to Durham's sanitary sewer system. X think it is fair to say that Orange County Health Department officials and Durham Planning and Public Works officials agree with that assessment. However, the fact that Durham would need to extend its facilities into Orange County makes the practical solution a little bit complicated. We have been in contact with Durham officials over the past year in an effort to get Durham's commitment to extend the sewer line. We met this past Tuesday (May 22nd) with Dick Hails, from the Durham Planning Department, various other Durham officials, and property owners in the area to discuss the prospects of Durham extending its sanitary sewer facilities into this part of Orange County. Based on the tenor of the conversation we had at that meeting, it appears that there is some effort under way between Durham officials and Orange County officials to lay the groundwork for an eventual extension of Durham's sanitary sewer system to serve the azea so that there might be some economic growth in the area. Mr. Paschall's property is located partially within and partially outside the area depicted on the West Northwest Durham Urban Growth Area Plan, a draft of which was on display at our meeting earlier this week. According to Mr. Hails, Durham's vision for development of the azea is generally (though apparently not entirely) consistent with Orange County's Economic Development District. As I understand it, it is Durham's policy to require the owners of property outside the Durham City limits to petition for annexation as part of the sanitary sewer service extension process. Additionally, it is Durham's policy to require that the sewer rights-of way and facilities be conveyed t~ th.e City of Durham. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section. 153A- 15, however, the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners would have to approve the conveyance of an interest in real property situated in Orange County to the City of Durham because the City of Durham is located in Durham County. Simply stated, the situation with respect to the L&W Mobile Home Park is an emergency situation requiring some relatively quick action in order to avoid the dislocation of many, if not all, tenants now residing at the mobile home park. Based on the discussion at our May 22nd meeting in Durham, any agreement between Durham and Orange County regarding future development plans for the lazger Urban Growth Area is at least months away. Mr. Paschall and the tenants at the L&W Mobile Home Park do not have that much time to correct the situation at the park. The Orange County Board of Health has agreed to delay any decision on the issue until its .June 28, 2001 meeting. The Board of Health has directed my client to seek whatever