Including Rogers Road as an extraterritorial jurisdiction in Chapel Hill would allow the town to make decisions over the area, despite its falling outside of city limits.
It would give the town the ability to contribute funding for sewage infrastructure in the neighborhood.
Rogers Road agreed to house the county’s landfill in 1972 on the condition that it receive money for sewage and water hookups and a community center after 10 years.
The Rogers Road area housed the landfill until June 2013, and it still has not received money for sewage hookups. The town claims it can’t pay for them because part of the neighborhood doesn’t fall within Chapel Hill limits.
“These homes have failing septic tank systems,” said Rev. Robert Campbell, president of the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association.
“Some of these residents are having their septic tank pumped three or four times a year, and others are living on contaminated wells.”
The town decided to postpone the hearing on the ETJ because it has not yet accumulated income data for the residents of Rogers Road, said Judy Johnson, a senior planner for the town.
The town can only send money if the area qualifies as low-income.
