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Pittsboro hears proposal to accelerate Chatham Parkway at no net town cost; board addresses narrow sewer capacity
Summary
Developers offered to accelerate construction of Chatham Parkway South under a reimbursement agreement with NCDOT; staff briefed the board that the town's wastewater plant is at roughly 90% of permitted capacity (about 675,000 gpd of a 750,000 gpd permit), prompting allocation changes and policy edits and conditional approvals for some developer requests.
Commissioners spent substantial time on two interlinked infrastructure items: (1) an informational briefing on a developer‑led acceleration for Chatham Parkway South and (2) a staff briefing and board decisions on sewer capacity, policy amendments and specific allocation requests.
Chatham Parkway acceleration: Representatives for Chatham Park Investors (CPI) and NCDOT consultants presented an acceleration model authorized under North Carolina statute in which a developer or third party steps into the role of the locality to advance a STIP project and then seeks reimbursement from NCDOT when the project is programmed. CPI representatives told the board the alignment for the proposed Chatham Parkway South is located entirely on Chatham Park property and emphasized three points: 1) the developer would assume construction and financing and indemnify the town, 2) the town would have little or no cost exposure under the draft developer and NCDOT agreements, and 3) the developer suggested…
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