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2 @ 27. On January 25, 1993, the Council initiated a small area plam;ng process for the Northwest Are of Chapel HE The Northwest Small Arm Plan Work Group met monthly from May 18, 199 until: December 20, 1994. On December 20, 1994, the Work Group unanimously recommende, the Northwest Small Area Plan to the Council as a proposed addition to the Town' Comprehensive Plan. On January 23, 1995, the Council called a public hearing and referred the recommended smaL area plan to advisory boards for review. On March 1, 1995, the Council held a public hearing on the recommended plea. On June 26, 1995, the Council reviewed all of the comments that had been received on the recommended Northwest Small Area Plan, and held a work session an August 30, 1995. Following the work session on August 30, the Chapel Hill Town Council scheduled a Jong Plwinmg Area work session on the Greene Tract and on the draft Northwest Small Area Pin in October, 1995. On October 11, 1995, the Chapel EEM Town CMMA the Curboro Board of Aldermen and the Orange County Board of Commissioners jointly discussed the fixture use of the Greene tract and concluded that the Northwest Small Area Plan should be put on hold for six months until the Landfill Owners Group, bas recommended anew landim site and then made recommendations on the fitture use of the Greene tact. (For additional background, please see Appendix "A.") Presently, the Lmuffill Owners Group his recommended site 17 as the next landfill sue, bur* not discussed the finure use of the Greene tract. I IfFM 7-71-WrM I During the Chapel H Northwest Small Area Plan Work Group's planning process, the Town of Carrboro has also been conducting an ongoing Small Area Planning Process for Ca'rrboro's northern growth area Chapel Hill's northwest study area is adjacent to Caffboro's northern growth area, and both study areas are located in each respective jurisdiction's joint planning transition areas. The Chapel Hiff Northwest Small Area Plan Work Group coordinated with the Town of Can b"O's Small Area Plan Work Group and held joint meetmp m January and October of 1994. As Prevwudy mendonW the Northwest Small Area Plan Work Group ruxormaended a Plan to the Town Caund an December 20, 1994. The Caffbaro Small Area Planning Work Group submiWgJa draft plan to the Caffboro Board of Aldermen on September 12, 1995. On FdkuW 19K the CaTbcwO Board of Aldermen held a public hewing on the proposed CWrb0r0 Northern Small, Arm Plan- Based On citizen 00amum at the public hearing the Board of Aldermen decided thst facilitation was the ben VOM to come to a consensus between the Town's need to plan for this area and the concerns of area residents. The Board- of Aldermen thew established a steering committee to deummine how the small am plann4f2cilit3tim PrWM Shim-111 be conducted. A total of 27 people were appointed to --