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45 <br /> 1 Slide #33 <br /> Communicating About New Projects with developers <br /> • There is limited capacity for development projects that will use a large <br /> amount of water/sewer,at this time,especially those outside of town limits <br /> or non-contiguous to town limits <br /> • Utilities will evaluate potential available capacity for projects at the pre- <br /> development meeting,but capacity is not guaranteed until a water and <br /> Sewer Extension Contract is executed(construction drawings) <br /> • There are options for developer cost sharing and/or modifying scheduled <br /> water/sewer improvements to keep pace with development demand <br /> through conditional zoning and development agreements with developers <br /> • Properties that want to develop immediately,located on the edges of town <br /> or outside of town may look to evaluate cost/benefit of developing in the <br /> County with traditional large lot well/septic vs.annexation into the town <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #34 <br /> Financial Constraints <br /> voa[,[be..[.a�ewo e.ewrcn xoon-mexs <br /> Weee6 Servet 6pen[len <br /> • High utility bills,particularly for out-of- <br /> town customers <br /> • Tight operating ratios—cost of operations .. <br /> and deet service increasing faster than --M <br /> revenues <br /> Debt Service Cowan <br /> • Significant CIP needs-$50m by FY32— <br /> not including any plant upgrades <br /> • Adding significant customers may increase <br /> revenues,but also increases need for <br /> system improvements r..._,... �— _• .«.� <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Chair Bedford asked if Hillsborough is below PFAS limits. <br /> 7 Matt Efird said PFAS isn't an issue for Hillsborough because of its location and the nature <br /> 8 of development around the upper Eno. <br /> 9 Bryant Green agreed and explained that Hillsborough is at the top of the basin and has so <br /> 10 far not been close to the threshold for PFAS. <br />