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Site: Carolina North <br />Owner. University of North Carolina <br />Acreage: 200+ <br />Structures: See attached plans <br />Topography: The site has large flat areas where the airport is located and then slopes away <br />towards Bolin Creek to the west <br />RCD: There is a resource conservation district on the western edge of the property; <br />no impact to the project would be expected unless the school site is next to <br />Seawell, Elementary. <br />Tax Value: $0 <br />Carolina North is UNC's long range education and research campus. Their definition of the <br />site states "a new kind of setting - one that enables public-private partnerships, public <br />engagement and flexible new spaces for research and education." The site is scheduled to <br />have classrooms, research centers (public and private), residences and public spaces. From <br />the beginning; UNC has stated that a school site would be made available on the Carolina <br />North campus. Current plans however, indicate that the need for a school on the site is not <br />immediate. The square footage dedicated to residential development in the next 15 years is <br />500,000 square feet. Elementary number 11 and 12 (2016) will both be needed before the <br />impact of Carolina North residential is felt. <br />Pros - <br />Challenges <br />If acquired by from the UNC, land costs <br />The site is surrounded by Seawell. and Estes <br />would be minimal <br />Hills schools <br />Present plans would indicate that most <br />The site will not be available to meet the <br />locations within Carolina North would be <br />needs of elementary number 11 and 12 <br />relatively flat <br />Utilities will be in place <br />Entry would from MLK Blvd. across from <br />Piney Mountain Road to begin with. Entry <br />from Estes Drive would be possible in the <br />future <br />CADocuments and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\04172008BOardAgenda\Site 5 <br />Selection abstractdoc <br />