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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT
Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director
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Administration 131 W. Margeret Ln.
(919) 245 -2575
17 ,= P. O. Box 8181
(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, NC 27278
www.co.orange.nc.us
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Memorandum
To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners
From: Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director
Kevin Lindley, PE, Staff Engineer
Date: May 18, 2010
Subject: New Customer Information Packet for Efland Sewer Customers
County staff members have been working on a packet of information regarding the
upcoming Efland sewer expansion project. The packet includes a description of the project
and map of the project location. Other general information such as a description of the
costs to connect and the cost of service are included. In addition to this general
information, each packet will be tailored to a specific parcel in the sewer expansion area.
Information such as the location of the new sewer line with relation to their parcel, whether
an easement will be needed and whether the parcel was an original signer for sewer in
1985 will be included in the packet.
County staff is planning on meeting with the public after the packets have been approved in
order to distribute the information packets and answer any questions customers may have.
After this initial meeting, there would be follow -ups with those who attended the meeting
and any packets not distributed at the meeting would be mailed out to the property owners.
We will be asking the BOCC to approve the contents of the packet and to approve the idea
of meeting with the public to distribute these packets. In addition, we will be presenting
some ideas to the BOCC for incentives to offer new customers to encourage them to sign
up for service before the line has been constructed. By signing up early, they will make it
easier for staff to predict the future usage and revenue of the expanded system. Any
incentives offered, such as partial waver of connection fees, for example, would have to be
approved by the BOCC before they could be offered to new customers.
At this time, County staff is planning on bringing the new customer information packet to
the BOCC regularly scheduled meeting on June 15, 2010 for approval.