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Chatham Commissioners Hear Water Utility Update, Discuss Sales Tax Revenue
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners considered sustainable water and wastewater utility services at its work session on Monday, following discussion by the town of Pittsboro re-addressing the issue of its notorious drinking water contamination.
The board heard a presentation from Charles Archer of Freese and Nichols, a privately-owned engineering, planning and consulting firm hired to explore Pittsboro’s and the county’s options in addressing water issues. Archer previously presented to Pittsboro and Sanford, as the presented study was commissioned by the municipalities.
“The purpose of this study was to look at opportunities for economies of scale to work together obviously it’s a lot more affordable when local governments can work together,” Archer said on Monday. “And we did know that Chatham County and Sanford have a history of working together on utility projects.”
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Pittsboro Residents Fight N.C. DOT, Chatham Park Investors Over a Road That Would Traverse Their Rural Neigborhood
Lisa Sorg/NC Policy Watch
Mark Pavao has lived in the rural North Woods neighborhood in Pittsboro for 24 years. The proposed Chatham North Parkway would cut through his land.
This story first published online at NC Policy Watch.Â
Mark Pavao was working in his home that is tucked inside a woods and perched above a creek when he heard chainsaws.Â
Contractors hired by the N.C. Department of Transportation had asked him if they could walk through part of his property in rural Pittsboro. He agreed to a stroll. He did not agree to what happened next.Â