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D as 9 DRAFT 3 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF A RESOLUTION OF IIVTENT TO CONNECT OWASA PUBLIC WATER AND 3EWER SERVICE TO TBE PROPOSED NEW SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER, TO BE LOCATED IN THE RURAL BUFFER Whereas, extension of public water and sewn service into the Rural Buffer is govemcd by the Water & Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement (herein known as the Agreement); and Whereas, The Town of Cerrboro, The Town of Chapel Hill, The Town of Hillsborough, Orange County, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) are parties to the Agreement; and Whereas, Orange County intends to construct a new Solid Waste Management Departrnent Operations Cenur on Orange County Tax Parcel 7.18 .27C, a 4.05 acre parcel of land owned by Orange County; and Whereas, the parcel contains a site with Environmental Health Division approval For a septic system suitable for a typical 6500-sq. ft. office building; and Whereas, the Operations Center is planned to include a community meeting room and educational facility that would generate sufficient visitors/occupants, perhaps up to 75 at one time, as to likely overburden the available septic system site; and Whereas, the pazcel on which the Opemtons Cantu is to be constructed is located in the Rural Buffer of the Joint Planning Area, located in the Lang Tenn Interest Area of OWASA as described in the Agreement, borders and is directly adjacent to the current Orange County Landfill, which is located in the Town of Chapel Hilt's Transition Area of the Joint Planning Area and located in OWASA's Primary Service Area; and Whereas, the parcel on which the OpemGons Center is to be constructed is situated such that an extension of public water and sewer service to serve it would touch no othu non-County owned property and thus not provide any likelihood or opportunity for Curtner extension of these services into the Rural Buffu; end Whereas, the Agreement does not prescribe the method by which public water and/or sewer service is to be extended to serve an essential public facility located in the Rural Buffer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Orange County hereby notifies the Town of Canboro, The Town of Chapel Hill, The Town of Hillsborough, and OWASA that it intends to apply to OWASA for public water and sewer service to serve only Orange County Tax Parcel 7 18.,2'7C and that this application will be made under the provisions of the Agreement authorizing public water and sewer service in the Rural Buffer to save an essential public facility BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County welcomes comments, respectfully requested to be received on or before June 7, 2005, from The Town of Carrboro, The Town of Chapel Hill, The Town of Hillsborough, and OWASA regarding Orange County's intention to serve Orange County Tax Parcel 7.18..27C with public water and sewer provided by OWASA This, the 17th day of May, 2005 Moses Carey, Jr. Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners A'ITES'J: Donna Baker Clerk to the Board of Commissioners