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49 <br /> 1 Commissioner Richards asked if the conversations have happened or if they have not <br /> 2 been approved. <br /> 3 Cy Stober said they have not yet been approved yet. <br /> 4 Commissioner Richards clarified that the school is requesting the utilities and the fields <br /> 5 will use septic. She asked why the schools will not have a cafeteria. <br /> 6 Cy Stober said it would be if the school is on septic, it would be fats, oils, and greases and <br /> 7 that makes the septic harder to maintain. <br /> 8 Commissioner Richards said that seems like a big deal that it is unknown if the schools <br /> 9 would have water and sewer extended. She asked if they approve the proposal and then they do <br /> 10 not receive the extension. <br /> 11 Cy Stober said he would defer to the applicant because they had a lunch or meal strategy. <br /> 12 Commissioner Richards asked if this issue should be considered in their decision. <br /> 13 Cy Stober said he thinks it is a matter to consider. <br /> 14 Commissioner Richards said that in the 20-year transition area it is an area changing from <br /> 15 rural to urban, it is suitable for urban type densities and should be provided with public utility <br /> 16 services. She asked if there is an agreement with the Town of Hillsborough to provide those <br /> 17 services. <br /> 18 Jim Parker said the Town has reserved capacity for the 9-12 school. He said that is 6,000 <br /> 19 gallons per day and they have a letter for that. He said the extension of the lines would be charged <br /> 20 to the school. He said that the site is served by water all around the property, but sewer is the <br /> 21 only utility not at the property. <br /> 22 Commissioner Richards said that the plan also calls for a K-8 school and asked if capacity <br /> 23 has not yet been reserved. <br /> 24 Jim Parker said that has not been reserved at this time because there is not a user for that <br /> 25 parcel. He said the K-8 parcel is available but no user has been identified. He said once they have <br /> 26 a user, they would request the capacity from the Town of Hillsborough. <br /> 27 Commissioner Richards asked what the commitments are for the project. <br /> 28 Chair Bedford asked if they were allowed to consider the commitments for the project. <br /> 29 John Roberts said they can certainly ask it. <br /> 30 Jim Parker said HYAA is using the fields and the tennis club is the other parcel. He said <br /> 31 those would be well and septic. He said the school use would be public water and sewer and the <br /> 32 current user identified for the 9-12 school would not have a cafeteria or showers. He said that is <br /> 33 the way their model works. <br /> 34 Commissioner Hamilton said it seems incomplete because it talks about how municipal <br /> 35 water and sewer are for the school buildings, but there is nothing that discusses the impact on <br /> 36 the septic system. She said an understanding of the impact to the neighbors who are on wells <br /> 37 and septic systems is also incomplete. She said it would be helpful for her to understand if there <br /> 38 is more information available and to understand the impact on the community. <br /> 39 Cy Stober asked for clarification. He asked if the concern is the potential adverse impact <br /> 40 of a septic system and a well. He said the Department of Health subject matter experts are in <br /> 41 attendance. He said the technical evaluation and the septic related permits have not been <br /> 42 provided to staff. He said the operations of those have to conform with state laws. He said that a <br /> 43 failure would be messy in regard to jurisdiction. He said the expectation is the system will perform. <br /> 44 He said the groundwater analysis was done but he cannot speak to how that might impact the <br /> 45 neighbors. <br /> 46 Vice-Chair McKee asked if there are strict state and county guidelines for wells and septic <br /> 47 systems. <br /> 48 Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Inspector, said Orange County's setback rules are <br /> 49 stricter than the state's. She said that depending on what the development tends to be with the <br /> 50 athletic fields, they will not know until they receive an application, so they cannot speak definitively <br /> 51 about what is needed at this time. She said that at the time of application, they will evaluate the <br />