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• September 28, 1987 Page Two It is relevant because it makes it a virtual certainty that this parcel will be developed commercially in the near future. The Commission's decision to use engineering standards such as the County M right of way as the basis for the boundary rather than somewhat arbitrarily dividing the parcel in two between what is and what is not in the Urban Service Area, greatly increases the value of this land. It also represents an important policy decision by the Commission that the existing businesses and residents in the immediate area need public water and sewer. I think it was important that the Dane County Environmental Health Division stated in a letter to the Commission: This office is concerned about the long term prospects of this area in regard to private waste disposal. There is a strong likelihood that the existing systems may be discharg- ing unpurified sewage to subsurface waters, which has sub- stantial public health implications. In addition, all such systems will eventually need replacement. Many of the systems in this area are at or beyond the expected operational life span. As part of this projet, Menard's intends to construct a public sewer and water system that will address not only their needs but the environment- al health concerns raised by your Sanitarian. The estimated cost of this system is nearly $600,000--a cost that the Town of Middleton may not be able to bear on their own, if they had to. Finally, the RPC's action is a clear message from your chief planning agency that this is good land use policy for Dane County. In this action, the Commission adopted one of the alternative staff recommenda- tions which was to approve the boundary change for the existing busi- nesses and residents and for the portion of the Menard/Vitense parcel which is the subject of your rezoning decision. As for the remaining 43.7 acres, the RPC deferred action on the Town's request to expand the Urban Service Area to include this entire parcel until the Town comes forth with an update of its land use plan for the entire parcel. Thus, the RPC's decision to expand the Urban Service Area as far as they did was a compromise that accepted the Town's position that Menard's and the existing users needed public water and sewer. 2. What action did the Town of Middleton take regarding this proposal? On August 17, 1987, after countless public meetings before the Town of Middleton Board and individual meetings with representatives of adjoining property owners, the Town of Middleton unanimously approved the above rezoning request subject to the following conditions: