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Site: Greene Tract <br />Owner. Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Orange County Solid Waste <br />Acreage: 18+ (affordable housing area) <br />Structures: none <br />Topography: A 22 foot drop from north to south elevations <br />RCD: There is a resource conservation district south of the affordable housing area; <br />this may limit expansion in that area. <br />Tax Value:* $0 <br />The Greene Tract is a multi-jurisdictional piece of property located at the end of Purefoy <br />Road. The ownership of the Greene Tract,, as defined in the April 8, 2008 Board of County <br />Commissioners agenda item on the tract, is provided below. <br />a. BACKGROUND; LAND USE AND OVAIMSHIP <br />1. The disposiGon of the Green Tract is subject to a 1999 Intedocal <br />Agreement and the Green Tract Workgroup of 2002. <br />Tract 1- 60-acre area owned by Orange County Solid Waste <br />Enterprise. <br />Tract 2 -18.1 -acre is Identified for Affordable Housing is jointly <br />owned by Orange County, Chapel Hill and Caffboro. <br />Tract 3 - 116.9-am 1% identified for open space is jointly owned by <br />Orange County, Chapel Hill and Cartboro. <br />The proposed location of a school would be in and/or near the affordable housing section of <br />the site. This site is on the western edge of the property closest to Purefoy Road. The location <br />of the site is indicated on the map. <br />Pros <br />Challenges <br />If acquired from the County, land costs. <br />The multi-jurisdictional ownership would <br />would be minimal <br />require careful planning efforts <br />Site is relatively flat <br />Careful consideration of attendance zones <br />would be. required to meet Board <br />expectations for balance in.SES and Free and <br />Reduced lunch <br />The use of a prototype (RashIds or Scroggs) <br />Sewer is not on site and would have to be <br />may be possible. <br />provided in conjunction with the affordable <br />housing. A water loop may be required by <br />OWASA. <br />The site received a positive first review from <br />Proximity to Seawell and Morris Grove <br />the Rogers Road Task Force <br />would make redistricting difficult <br />The site will be surrounded by open space <br />improvements to Purefoy Road would be <br />re aired <br />School placement would be a positive to the <br />neighborhood <br />C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\04172008BoardAgenda\Site 4 <br />Selection abstract.doc <br />