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83 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br /> MARCH 25, 1986 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County <br /> Planning Board met in joint session on March 25, 1986 at 7: 30 p.m. in <br /> Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North <br /> Carolina. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners <br /> Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Best, Tim Hubbard, Peter <br /> Kramer, Betty Margison, Sharlene Pilkey, David Shanklin, Carl Walters, <br /> and Steve Yuhasz. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Planning <br /> Director Marvin Collins, Assistant County Manager William Laws, <br /> Planner Susan Smith, Planner Eddie Kirk, Planner Laura Hill, and <br /> Assistant Clerk Sylvia Clements. <br /> Chair Willhoit presented the following as the list of main issues <br /> to be discussed: <br /> - the current reservoir capacity of Lake Ben Johnson, Corporation <br /> Lake and Lake Orange <br /> minor modifications to the reservoirs to increase storage <br /> capacity <br /> - purchase of water from Burlington <br /> - sale of water to OWASA <br /> possible purchase of water from the City of Durham <br /> - possible purchase of water from OWASA in the future <br /> - in-stream flow and its significance <br /> He stated that there are three phases to be considered in terms <br /> of the water supply situation in Orange County. The short range phase <br /> to determine what the supply situation is and take steps to augment <br /> that supply to last approximately 3-5 years. During the short range <br /> period it will be possible to purchase water from Burlington, to make <br /> modifications to the reservoirs, to formulate a management plan for <br /> managing the available water sources and to address the in-stream <br /> flow. At the end of the 3-5 year period when Cane Creek comes on <br /> line, OWASA should be in a position to sell water to northern Orange <br /> County as a way to augment these supplies. This would be considered <br /> an intermediate solution and one which will give adequate lead time to <br /> plan for a more permanent solution which would be considered the third <br /> phase or the long term solution. The two most mentioned long term <br />