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FA • A road should be built that connects the neighborhood to Weaver Dairy Rd. • Water and sanitary sewer mains should be extended to the community. • The Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange County should collaborate to identify and secure funds to be used for financing the entire cost of OWASA water and sewer connections for individual homes within the Historic Rogers- Eubanks community as part of the compensation for the 37 years of hosting the Orange County Landfill and other solid waste facilities. Attachment 1 [of the report] provides a list of available funding sources at the state and federal levels. • Passive recreation opportunities such as trails should be constructed on the Greene Tract. In order to do so, the Greene Tract Concept Plan should be revised by the local governments to reflect changing conditions along with this plan. NOTE: A large portion of the Rogers Road Small Area Plan planning area is comprised of the "Greene Tract." The Greene Tract is a 104 -acre parcel in the joint ownership of Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Additionally, the County solely owns an adjacent 60 -acre parcel that was originally part of the Greene Tract plus the "Neville Tract" which encompasses 14.7 acres. The BOCC Minutes contained in Attachment 4 provide greater context of the Greene Tract and the jointly agreed upon uses for the Greene Tract. Additionally, there have been more recent discussions regarding the Greene Tract to include a school site on the tract and to reorient the designated affordable housing area on the tract. • The Town should explore options similar to the Homestead Exemption that would enable current property owners, particularly long -time residents, Habitat residents, and descendants of the Historic Community, to retain ownership of their property. • Local governments should collaborate with the community to develop strategies that help ensure that the majority of the housing stock be affordable to those making at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. At the end of April 2009, Orange County received a letter from the Town of Chapel Hill inviting comments on the Report and requesting comments by June 30 (see Attachment 1). The Report was sent to the following County staff for review and comment: County Manager Assistant County Managers (2) County Engineer Director of Solid Waste County Staff Comments Director of Purchasing and Central Services Director of ERCD Director of Planning Director of Community Development Staff's comments are contained in Attachment 3. After receiving comments from local governments and advisory boards, the Town Council will consider amendments to the Chapel Hill Land Use and Comprehensive Plan.