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MEMORANDUM IcA~qRflUS COUN1YI MOflTH CAHLIMA TO: Frank W. Clifton/County Manager Board of Commissioners FROM: ]onathan B. Marshall/Planning Services Director DATE: April 12, 2001 SUB.1ECT: Rocky Meadows Subdivision Cc: John Murdock/Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County Fletcher Hartsell/County Attorney The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners approved a 142 lot residential subdivision, Rocky Meadows, on November 15, 1999 under the following conditionS: that the developer Randy Humphrey, Inc., donate 23 acres to Cabarrus County; that the development rights on that 23 acres be transferred to 72 acres on the east side of Rocky River Road; and, that approximately $130,000 deposited with the Clerk of Court in the Water and Sewer Authority condemnation proceeding on 13 of the 23 acres be transferred to Cabarrus County in exchange for the 13 acre parcel being deeded to the Water and Sewer Authority. The Rocky Meadows subdivision is connected to the Midland water line that was constructed through the use of an Economic Development Grant. As part of that grant, the North Carolina Commerce ' and Finance Center requires a re- imbursement policy for any users connecting to the water line other than the intended industries. Randy Humphrey; inc., 'is responsible for $500/Iot connection fee as a result of that requirement. One half of the fee is to be retained by Cabarrus County and one half paid to the State of North Carolina. At complete build-out of the subdivision the fee will be $71,000 total for the 142 lots. Mr. Humphrey feels that. he should not be responsible for this fee due to his donation of the 23 acre parcel, a portion of which was used for the water line and a booster station that is part of the water line project.. Mr. Humphrey also contends that he was not informed of the fee and considered the property Planning Services Division