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7 <br /> 2009-2010 - Use of federal grants and County money to install Phase 2 sewer in Efland <br /> following late 1980's Phase 1. Sewer Rate studies show system is expensive to maintain <br /> and Town of Hillsborough sewer treatment costs becoming too much burden on Efland <br /> residents. <br /> 2012 - Updated Utility Service Agreement between Orange County/City of Mebane <br /> developed earlier, in part, by a utility `backbone' master plan. This multi-phase <br /> engineering plan (AKA Buckhorn-Mebane Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Phases)was the <br /> basis of Nov 2011 article 46 referendum for ED infrastructure and was included in Orange <br /> Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (10 year program to time improvements in engineering <br /> infrastructure sequences). This plan also planned to change Efland sewer flow from Town <br /> of Hillsborough to City of Mebane thereby stabilizing sewer rates. City of Mebane has <br /> now taken maintenance responsibility for all Efland and Buckhorn-Mebane water and <br /> sewer assets. <br /> 2013-2019 - Construction of multiple phases of infrastructure consistent with earlier <br /> engineering master plan and CIP. This work led to North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation (NCDOT) road building grants, CDBG-ED grants for utility extension to <br /> Morinaga, location of Medline, support of Orange County soccer center expansion and <br /> fire flow augmentation for entire Buckhorn ED and community zones. <br /> 2012-2015 - BOCC adopted updated interlocal utility services agreement with City of <br /> Mebane, Town of Hillsborough, and City of Durham to support CIP adopted program and <br /> Article 46 Economic Development infrastructure referendum. Property owners and <br /> community meetings were held to inform public as engineering plans were developed. <br /> 2016 - Morinaga Project uses infrastructure <br /> 2018 - Orange County BOCC budgeted and completed a strengths, weaknesses, <br /> opportunities and threats (SWOT) Economic Development viability analysis through <br /> Economic Development and Planning to determine best areas in both (genesis of future <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan study). <br /> 2019 - City of Mebane was transferred responsibility of Efland Area and Economic <br /> Development Sewer Infrastructure for their ownership, maintenance, and customer <br /> support. Orange County was able to delete operating costs from their budget. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />