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11 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 221 Perdita Holtz: Well,we cannot tell you who your friends are going to be,so. <br /> 222 <br /> 223 Cy Stober: I can tell you we are not paying him to talk to you. <br /> 224 <br /> 225 Statler Gilfillen: Absolutely not.And I am not paying him either. It is a discussion between two professionals. <br /> 226 <br /> 227 Perdita Holtz: I am sure he is happy to talk to whoever wants to listen. <br /> 228 <br /> 229 Lamar Proctor: So, I think focusing on No.8 on Page 43 in Concerns or Emerging Issues, that has generally been <br /> 230 the most fertile ground for our discussions about what to look for in terms of what we are <br /> 231 interested in developing and areas we want to explore. So,this kind of goes into No. 1. Has there <br /> 232 been any movement towards integration of planning between Mebane and Orange County in <br /> 233 terms of meetings or some sort of agreement? <br /> 234 <br /> 235 Perdita Holtz: So, at this time,there is a joint meeting between the two boards in March of 2026 on the schedule. <br /> 236 They have been canceled in the past. But right now, there is one on the schedule. I would not <br /> 237 hold your breath for an agreement with Mebane. <br /> 238 <br /> 239 Lamar Proctor: Okay. <br /> 240 <br /> 241 Perdita Holtz: Verbally and practice-wise,they might be open to things. But historically,they have not been <br /> 242 willing to sign something that is going to remove any types of rights that they have as a <br /> 243 municipality. <br /> 244 <br /> 245 Lamar Proctor: Okay. I would not view it as them losing rights, more just, like, being good neighbors. <br /> 246 <br /> 247 Perdita Holtz: That is not how they view it. They might be willing to be good neighbors on a handshake. <br /> 248 <br /> 249 Lamar Proctor: Yeah. And then one area is that the, and the name escapes me, but it is the economic, kind of, <br /> 250 planning district on East 70 going into Durham. Has there been any changes in Durham's <br /> 251 infrastructure that would allow us to do something or explore possible ways to encourage <br /> 252 economic development in that area? <br /> 253 <br /> 254 Perdita Holtz: So,there has not been at this point. That is not to say there would not be in the future. But you <br /> 255 will notice that there are industrial uses out there that do not require public water and sewer. I <br /> 256 mean, there are uses that can go places where they can exist on a private well and septic system. <br /> 257 It just depends on what the specific use is. <br /> 258 <br /> 259 Lamar Proctor: I remember from my time on dealing with this issue that the primary thing was Durham not being <br /> 260 able to expand water and sewer or not willing to expand water and sewer into that area. <br /> 261 <br /> 262 Perdita Holtz: So,the problem is that further down the sewer shed, they have a capacity problem with a pump, <br /> 263 and it is a multi, multi, multi-million dollar fix to get more capacity for that pump. <br /> 264 <br /> 265 Lamar Proctor: Okay. So there really has not been any change on Durham's end that would open up water and <br /> 266 sewer in that area for expansion by them the way that Alamance and Mebane have opened up <br /> 267 water and sewer in Mebane? <br /> 268 <br /> 269 Perdita Holtz: There has not been, but that is not to say that there might not be. There have been discussions <br /> 270 among the board as part of this educational process with the land use plan on the possibility of <br /> 271 reopening talks with Durham. <br /> 272 <br /> 273 Lamar Proctor: And I feel like the broadband access No. 3 that there was a big push, and there was a lot of <br /> 274 development. Is that still ongoing? <br /> 275 <br />