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<br /> Under the terms of the transfer, the Authority provides and maintains sewage collection and treatment
<br /> facilities and water supply, treatment and distribution facilities .
<br /> The Town of Hillsborough and the City of Mebane , which is partly located within the corporate
<br /> limits of the County, also own and operate water and sanitary sewer systems . The County issued water and
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<br /> sanitary sewer bonds in the late 1960s to finance the construction of the Lake Orange reservoir, which
<br /> serves the water system of the Town of Hillsborough, and the construction of improvements which serve
<br /> the water and sanitary sewer systems of the City of Mebane . In addition, the Orange Alamance Water
<br /> System, a private corporation, utilizes Lake Orange and provides water service to a part of the west central
<br /> portion of the County .
<br /> The County ' s water supply has been supplemented by the addition of the Cane Creek Reservoir, r,
<br /> which was built by the Authority in 1989 . Increased water supply has also resulted from the renovations to
<br /> the dam at Lake Orange, which is owned by the County .
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<br /> Sanitary Landfill . The County owned and operated a sanitary landfill serving County residents until
<br /> that landfill closed in June 2013 . On July 1 , 2013 , the County entered into an interlocal agreement with the
<br /> nearby City of Durham, North Carolina, for certain solid waste purposes . The City of Durham has agreed
<br /> to allow the County to deliver solid waste to a City- operated transfer station in Durham . The agreement
<br /> provides the opportunity to renew the agreement upon written execution by both parties . The County
<br /> continues to evaluate other options for solid waste disposal .
<br /> Other Public Service Enterprises. Telephone service in the County is provided by Sprint,
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<br /> BellSouth, Mebtel and Verizon Communication . Electric service is provided by Duke Energy and Piedmont
<br /> Electric Membership Corporation . Gas service is provided by Dominion Energy .
<br /> Other Services. Fire and police protection are provided by the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro ,
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<br /> Hillsborough and Mebane within their respective jurisdictions . In the unincorporated areas of the County
<br /> fire protection is provided in 12 fire districts pursuant to contracts between the County, the municipalities
<br /> and various fire departments . Police protection in the unincorporated areas of the County is provided by the
<br /> County Sheriff' s Department .
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<br /> The County ' s Emergency Services Department provides four general areas of countywide I;
<br /> emergency assistance, emergency communications (911 ) , emergency medical services , fire marshal and
<br /> emergency management . Volunteer rescue squads work jointly with the County to provide a significant
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<br /> DEBT INFORMATION
<br /> Legal Debt Limit
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<br /> In accordance with the provisions of the State Constitution and The Local Government Bond Act,
<br /> as amended, the County had the statutory capacity to incur additional net debt in an approximate amount
<br /> of $ 1 . 5 billion as of June 30 , 2023 .
<br /> Outstanding General Obligation Debt
<br /> General Obligation Bonds June 30 , 2020 June 30 , 2021 June 30 , 2022 June 30 , 2023
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<br /> School Bonds $ 110 , 36000 $ 109 , 450 , 000 $ 120, 435 , 000 $ 114 , 255 , 000
<br /> Refunding Bonds 20 , 080 , 000 14, 550 , 000 75815 , 000 2 , 560 , 000
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