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ORANGE COIiNTY B0.4RD OF CO?,LA4ISSIONEILS A RESOLUTION OF L>V7ENT TO CONNECT' ON'.4SA PUBLIC 1i'ATER AND SERER SERVICL+ TO THE PROPOSED NEii' SOLID WASTE l14AN.4GEA'IENT OPERATIONS CENTER, TO BE LOCATED IN THE RUR4L BUFFER ii'hereas, extension of public water and sewer sendce into the Rural Buffer is governed by the Water Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement (herein lmnwm as the Aereemrnt); and ii'hereas, 'rhe'rowm of Cazrboro, The 7owm otChapel Hill, The 7owm of Hillsborough, Orange County, and the Ornnge Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) arc parries to the Agreement; and \i'hereas, Orange Cmmq=intends to consWCt a new Solid Waste Management Departmrnt Operations Center on Omnge Counq''rnx Parcel 7 18.37C, e 4.05 acre parcel ofland owned 6y Orange County; and R'hereas~ the parcel contains a site with Emdronmental }lealth Dithsion approval for a septic system suitable for a gPical 6,500•sq. ft_. office building; and ,. Whereas, the Operations Center is planned to include a community meetinc room and educational facility that w=ould generate sufficient tdsitors/occupants, perhaps up to 15 atone time, as-to likely overburden the available septic system site; and \i'hereas, the parcel on which the Operations Center is to be consWeted is located in the Rural Buffer of the Joint Planning Area, located in the Long Term Interest Area of ON+ASA as described in the Agreement, borders and is directly adjacent to the current Oranae Count}=Landfill, which is located in the Towm of Chapel HiII's Transition Arca of the loinf Planning Area and located in OWASA's Primary Sen~ice Area; and \vhereas, the pm'cel on which the Operations Center is to be consWcied is situated such that an extension of public wrater and sewer sen~ce to sen=e it would touch no other non•County owned property and thus not provide any likelihood or opportunety for further extension of these services into the Rwal Buffer; and R'hereus, the Agreement does not prescribe the method by w=hich public water and/or sewer sen~ce is to be extended Yo serve an essential public faclity Jocnted in the Rural Buffer NOR', THEREFORE, BE I7 RESOLVED that Orange County hereby notifies the Totvn of Carrboro, The Towm oC Chapel Hill, The Towm of Hillsborough, and OWASA that it intends to apply to D\NASA for public water and sewer service to sen=c only Orange County Tax Parcel 7..] 8 ?7C and that this application will be made under the proi~sions of the Agreement authorizing public water and sewer service in the Rurnl Buffer to set ve nn essential public facility BE TT FL7tTHER RESOLVED that Omnge County welcomes comments, respectfull}=requested to be received an or before .June 7, ?OOi, from The gown of Carrboro, The 7owm of Chapel Hi11, The Town of Hillsbotnugh, and 0\NASA regarding Orange County's intention to serve Orange County Tax Parcel 7 18 .?7C with public water and sewer prnt5ded by OW ASrt This, the 17th day otTSay, 2005 t.~~r>lr~~~~ Moses Care}•, Ir Chair. Oranee County Bo d .ommissioncrs Arrssr: ~~ Don a Baker Cler$ to the Board olCommissioners 11.5