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April 2001 <br />THE REMAINING 109 ACRES OF <br />One element of the Interiocai agreement on solid waste management consummated in <br />September 1999 was the transfer of 60 acres of the Greene Tract (owned jointly by Orange <br />County and the Towns pf Can•boro and Chapel Hill)'to Orange County as a condition for the <br />County's assumption of overall solid waste management in Orange County: The intedocal <br />agreement established parameters that would impact the manner and terms under which <br />some or all. of the partners might'divest themselves of their respective interests in the <br />remaining 109 acres; ofthe Greene Traci. Further, the agreement established a fimeframe <br />for the partners to try to resolve the ultimate disposition of the remaining property -- within two <br />years of the County's assumption of responsibility — by April 2002. <br />The following suggested process for resolving the Greene Tract disposition was developed <br />largely on the basis of discussion in late November 2000 between Chair Moses Carey of the <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners, Mayor Mike Nelson of Carrboro, and. Mayor <br />Rosemary Waldorf of Chapel HUI. General uses discussed for some portion of the property <br />include open space, affordable housing, and school sites. The suggestion was made that all <br />partners specifically Indicate the intent not to use any portion of the remaining 109 acres of <br />the Greene Tract for solid waste purposes. <br />• All three governing boards adopt a formal resolution affirming the general proposed uses <br />of the property, as mentioned above, and the proposed process <br />• Jointly appoint a working group comprised of two elected officials and the Planning Board <br />chair and vice -chair from each of the three entities - large enough to develop diverse <br />options while small enough to work efficiently <br />• Each Manager assigns specific staff to support the work group (ri planning different <br />options, consistent with the general direction from the three governing boards <br />• Include plans to hold a ,public forum on the general uses affirmed by the three governing <br />boards during the early part of the process <br />• Consider the use of consultants to assist in developing a realistic site analysis and <br />preliminary (and use plan <br />• Refer the options developed to each of the three jurisdictions' Planning Boards for <br />comment <br />• Try to develop options that provide as much specificity as possible (e.g. roadbeds, utility <br />lines, drainage, building footprints, buffers, etc) — this Is an area where consultant <br />expertise could be most helpful <br />• Target completion of the work group recommendations by October 2001 <br />• Target reaching agreement among all three governing boards on the disposition of the <br />remaining 109 acres between February — April 2002 <br />