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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRAOT Meeting Date: September 11, 2001 ' Action Agenda Item No. 1 SUBJECT: Ro gers Road Neighborhood Public Water Supply Project DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTAOHMENT(S): 6/18/01 Memo from SWAB Chair INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Wilson 068-2885 9/]/01 County Attorney Letter (untler sepamfe cover) TELEPHONE N UMBERS: Hillsborough ]328181 Chapel Hill 988-0501 Durham 888•]33'1 Mebane 336-22]2031 PURPOSE: To review recommendations from the Solid W este Atlvieory Board (SWAB) antl tliscuss optons for the possible funding of public water services beyond water main installation BACKGROUND: Basetl on direction from [he Ccunty Commissioners, the Solid Waste Advisory Board undedook during the first haH of 2001 the task of tleveloping recommentlaticns regading footling of subsequent elements of the Roqers Rcatl Neighborhood waterline project. The Bgam of Commissioners apPropria[ed in FV 2000-01 a total of $6]5,000 in Me Solitl WastelLantlfill Opere[ions Funtl to cover the frst phase of the project -the installation of water mains in the Rogers Roatl community. The Orange Water antl Sewer Authority is managing this construction pmject untler an agreement approvetl by the BOCC in Apri12000. Actual constmdeon pf the wafer mains is expedetl to begin in September The mats of the remaining elements of this public water supply project are associated with intlivitlual resitlences availing themselves of the water matle available to weir community as a result of the previously footled water main anstmc[ion. These costs include OWASA availabilM1y tees antl water meters, plumbing from the water mater to the house, interior plumbing, and payment of monNly waterbi/ls. The Solitl Waste Advisory Board has examinetl these atltlHional fees in the attached report and has submitted a recommendation to the BoaN of Commissioners regarding additional County funding for ihie pmject. The COUnry Attorney has determined that there are some qualifications antl mptli8caticns that the Board of Commissioners will have to observe n.JaNing the possible implementation of the specihc reccmmendations from the SWAB. His observations are provided lnalelterto the BOCC Under separate cover. Stall, the AHOrney, antl SWAB repreaema[ives will be preparetl to answer queaticna that Commissioners may have about options for fundingihe remaining elements of the public wafer supply project.