Hoke's sewer project is designed to deal with the residential growth caused by soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg.  Hoke is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.  The problem is the growth is residential, which does not pay for itself. Hoke is poor, rural and does not have a sufficient commercial tax base to serve protect and educate these new military families.  Sewer will stimulate and support more commercial growth, which will diversify the tax base and offset the burden of the residential growth. The residential growth also threatens the training mission at Fort Bragg by encroaching on training area and reducing open space used by the Red Cockaded Woodpecker.  Sewer allows Hoke County to direct the growth away from sensitive areas without inhibiting economic growth.