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Commissioner Yuhasz asked if this spot would become too small for this route and Jerry <br /> Passmore said that it could be and it would be nice to look for a park and ride lot north of town. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz suggested Abundant Life Church. <br /> Commissioner Gordon will ask TTA to call the County Manager about this issue. <br /> 4. Update on Waterstone Development <br /> Eric Peterson said that not much is going on with this. Phase 1 is for water and sewer <br /> and the road, and that is going well. The daycare just got the site plan approved. Other than <br /> that, there has been discussion on the single family lots, but there is nothing imminent at this <br /> point. <br /> 5. Update on Collins Property <br /> Eric Peterson said that the Town purchased the 20-acre portion of the Collins property <br /> and the three main purposes were for a possible rail site, preserving the ball fields, and future <br /> municipal functions. There is no money to go forward with anything other than the rail station. <br /> 6. Update on Solid Waste Transfer Station Site Selection Process <br /> Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey made reference to the memo in the packet. <br /> The two potential sites are located west of Orange Grove Road on NC 54. One site is owned <br /> by OWASA and one is owned by the Howell Company, LLC. The Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> was charged with the responsibility of being the convener for some conversations with the <br /> consultant, Olver, Inc.; with the University regarding co-gen possibilities; to revisit the <br /> alternative solid waste to energy processes that were reported by an external consultant; and <br /> to include the members of Preserve Rural Orange and Orange County Voices. On January <br /> 22nd, the Board of County Commissioners directed staff on a parallel path with considering the <br /> two sites and having the SWAB look at the co-gen possibility and solid waste to energy <br /> alternatives. When there is a definite site, the County Commissioners endorsed that the <br /> community is directly engaged in the discussions of the design and development. <br /> 7. County Properties <br /> a) County Development of Hillsborough Commons <br /> Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that the Board approved the <br /> lease back in June at the old Wal-mart, which will house the offices of Social Services. The <br /> plan is to have the upfit completed for move-in by the summer. <br /> Eric Hallman asked if there were any plans to purchase this site and Pam Jones said <br /> that there is an option to purchase, and it must be done by February 2012. <br /> b) Update on County Campus <br /> Pam Jones said that the County office building is about 41% finished and the hope is <br /> that this will be done by June. <br /> c) Update on Central Orange Senior Center/Triangle SportsPlex <br /> Pam Jones said that the senior center is open and the Sportsplex is behind this and <br /> should be finished in the next few weeks. <br /> Mayor Stevens said that the State of the Town address will be at the senior center next <br /> Tuesday. He thanked the County Commissioners for letting the Town use the facility. <br /> d) Update on Potential Shared Meeting Space/Meeting Room at Link Government <br /> Services Center and Financial Considerations <br />