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IV. Facilities, Services & Programs With regard to principle #2 (Section 1 -13), sixty (a) Carrboro acquiesces to using no more We reiterate the Council resolution of acres of the Greene Tract should be set aside than 60 acres of the Greene tract for solid July 2, 1998 stating: "Recognize the for use by the County in future solid waste waste - related activities. need to begin discussions on whether to management activities, with the balance of the keep the Greene Tract as publicly Greene Tract to remain under the ownership of Additionally, an easement should be owned land, and if so, what if any uses the current owners, who shall determine its placed on the property precluding the would be suitable. Recognize that a future use. If this course of action is followed, siting of a MSW landfill on this tract. decision about the Greene Tract should the Town of Chapel Hill is expected to rezone not delay the transfer of governance." the property for appropriate solid waste uses. (b) Additionally, Carrboro proposes that the The council opposes the use of the If the Towns disagree with this approach, they reminder of the Greene tract be divided as Greene Tract for a construction and should offer counterproposals that are follows: demolition waste facility and requests reasonable and cost effective. Failing that the Commissioners specify what agreement within 12 months, the Greene Tract (1) Affordable Housing /Land Trust solid waste management activities it would become a landfill asset with the lead contemplates on the Greene Tract as entity making siting decisions and assuming Twenty (20) acres should be placed into a well as where on the Green Tract. control of the property as a landfill asset. land trust for development of housing. (2) Conservation Park The remaining acreage should be set as a conservation park. Additionally, it is our position that, if reasonable possible, the conservation area should be set aside in such a manner as to buffer existing neighbors. Local governments shall continue to work, The only property, which the Carrboro Board of The council continues to support the through the LOG, to site a transfer station and Aldermen would consider agreeing to the July 2 resolution that siting a MRF and C work to develop options for materials recovery purchase of by the LOG are properties tax & D waste facility have priority and favor and construction & demolition disposal. The map references as: 7.18..27, 7.18.27E, and these decisions being made by fall of Board acknowledged the need for siting 7.18.27F. These properties must be offered 1998. The Council further supports decisions, but believes that those decisions freely for purchase and the properties, if working with the MRF consultant to help should be considered comprehensively rather purchased, are to be used only for a transfer in identifying criteria for selecting a site, than piecemeal. Review of options should station and /or materials recovery facility using already identified sites as include the pros and cons of co- locating major and /or buffering. candidates. The Council supports solid waste facilities: and review of information identifying possible locations for a to be gathered by County and LOG staffs transfer station during the process of regarding model solid waste facilities from siting a MRF. across the nation that are viewed positively in their communities. C :MEPTS\PUBW0RKS %SWlswch1117.doc 6 Printed: 12/04/98