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i~~ ATTACHMENT "A" A RESOLUTION TRANSMITTING COMMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THEIR PROPOSAL TO EXTEND WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO A NEW SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS CENTER PROPOSED ON A SITE WITHIN THE JOINT PLANNING AREA RURAL BUFFER Resolution No. 12/2005-06 WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Commissioners in a letter dated August IQ 2005 requested feedback from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on the their request for OWASA to extend water and sewer facilities into the Joint Planning Area Rural Buffer to service a new Orange County Solid Waste Operations Center; WHEREAS, The proposed solid waste operations center site is located within OWASA's bong Term Interest Area as defined in the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement (Water Sewer Boundary Agreement) adopted by Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; WHEREAS, The Joint Planning Agreement adopted by Orange County, Carrboro and Chapel Hill defines the Rural Buffer as an area that is rural in chazacter and which will remain rural, contain low-density residential uses and not require urban services (public utilities and other town services); WHEREAS,the Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement allows the extension of water and sewer facilities to exclusively serve an "essential public facility"located within OWASA's Long-Term Interest Area which includes the rural buffer ; WHEREAS, Orange County defines the Solid Waste Operations Center as an "essential ~blic facility"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carrboro Board of Aldennen that: 1. The County's request for extending water and sewer facilities to serve their Solid Waste Operations is consistent with the water and sewer boundary agreement authorizing the extension of water and sewer to serve an essential public facility; 2. Orange County consider an amendment to the Joint Planning Area Land iJse Plan and .Joint Planning Area Map to include the Solid Waste Operations Center site within Chapel Hill's transition azea; and 3. Orange County is requested to work with OWASA, Carrboro and Chapel Hill to fully explore alternative sewer connection routes that utilize gravity flow.