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The group focused on finding elementary school sites for elementary number 11 and 12 as <br />both are needed in a 10-year window. The need for upper grade sites was also reviewed. <br />Middle school number 5 is already sited at the Morris Grove/Twin Creek site and additional <br />high school capacity will be added at Carrboro High School, thus the search focused on <br />elementary sites. <br />The group was charged with the task of identifying any potential school site that should be <br />reviewed finther for consideration. The parameters for the search included the following: <br />• A mirrimum of seven acres <br />• Slopes less than 15% <br />• Within the Urban Services Boundary <br />• Not in the watershed <br />• Not in the Rural Buffer <br />• Manageable Resource Conservation Districts <br />Combination of different parceld to meet the parcel requirements was allowed and if <br />structures existed on the site, their value was considered. <br />The group developed a list of potential sites that was then researched further to provide <br />additional information for consideration. This information included the following: <br />• Accessibility to utilities <br />• More highly delineated Resource Conservation Districts <br />- Proximity to existing schools <br />- Potential land acquisition costs <br />At the end of that review, several areas for potential sites were developed. Those areas <br />identified were the following: <br />• Eubanks and Martin Luther King Blvd <br />• Homestead Road and Seawell School Road <br />• 1-40 corridor, including Erwin Road <br />• Greene Tract <br />• Carolina North <br />• Old Highway 86 <br />• Mt. Carmel Road <br />This information was then shared with the entire Long Range Facilities Committee starting in <br />December 7, 2007 and concluding with their March 31, 2008 meeting. Additiofid -input was <br />solicited from The Rogers Road Task Force and other governmental bodies within the <br />county. <br />The map on the next page illustrates the general location of the sites reviewed. Please note <br />that specific locations are not provided for sites not under current consideration but areas are <br />provided to inform the Board of the wide range of sites explored. <br />Three sites have been identified for further review and a fourth site is still being researched. <br />The fourth site is privately owned and conversations with the owner will be undertaken by <br />the County. That site is not a first or second site choice but would be considered for land <br />banking if funding is available. <br />C,\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\04172008BoardAgenda\Site 2 <br />Selection abstract.doc <br />