HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2024-013-Amendments to the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) i
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Resolution # RES -2024 - 013 ; 6 - a ; 3/7/24
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS , in 2001 , Carrboro , Chapel Hill , Hillsborough , Orange County , and OWASA
adopted a Water and Sewer Management , Planning and Boundary Agreement ( "Agreement" ) ;
and ;
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WHEREAS , the Agreement was last amended on November 17 , 2020 , and
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WHEREAS , the Chamber for a Greater Chapel HilkCarrboro submitted a petition to the Town
of Chapel Hill on June 14 , 2023 , requesting that the Town extend the water and sewer
boundary along the US 15 - 501 South corridor to the Chatham County line ; and
WHEREAS , on November 15 , 2023 , the Chapel Hill Town Council approved amending
Appendix A of the Agreement to designate approximately 360 . 23 acres in the southeast
Chapel Hill area as an addition to the " OWASA Primary Service Area " and requested that the
governing boards of the Town of Carrboro , Town of Hillsborough , Orange County , and
OWASA consider approval of the amendment ; and
WHEREAS , OWASA' s Primary Service Area ( Urban Services Area ) is where water and /or
sewer service is now provided or might reasonably be provided in the future ; and
WHEREAS , the area proposed for inclusion into OWASA ' s Primary Service Area is within the
Town of Chapel Hill ' s planning jurisdiction and is currently designated as either Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction ( ETJ ) or " Transition Area " on the Orange County — Chapel Hill — Carrboro Joint
Planning Land Use Plan Map and Agreement , and
WHEREAS , both of these designations expect urban services , such as public water and sewer
will be provided , and
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WHEREAS , the area proposed for designation as OWASA Primary Service Area has been
reviewed by OWASA and is technically feasible for provision of both water and sewer service ;
and
WHEREAS , amendments to the Agreement require the approval of all signatories to the
Agreement .
NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
approves amending Appendix A of the Agreement to designate approximately 360 . 23 acres in
the southeast Chapel Hill area as an addition to the " OWASA Primary Service Area " , as shown
on the map attached hereto .
Upon motion of Commissioner Bedford , seconded by Commissioner Greene , the foregoing
amendments were adopted this the 7th day of March , 2024 .
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° 52 Laura Jensen', lerk , Orange County Commissioners
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