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acres but all three owners are going to have some say in what the County does with the 60 acres. Commissioner Halkiotis expressed his disappointment in the logic behind the comments made about the 109 acres. He asked if a developer came along and bought the109 acres, would the money be divided three ways. Bob Jessup said yes. Commissioner Brown feels the Board should go back to Chapel Hill and offer some proposals that might be a compromise. She feels the Greene Tract is an asset of the landfill and any proceeds should go to the landfill fund because it was purchased by tipping fees. Geoffrey Gledhill said that the Greene Tract is not only an asset of the landfill but it serves the same purpose as a reserve of the landfill. Commissioner Brown proposed that the 109 acres should remain an asset of the landfill for purposes of disposal. She said that if it is used for a park or school the County should determine the price and all the money gained from selling it should go to the landfill fund. She is not willing to change that but feels some proposals need to be made for how the proceeds should be used. Chair Gordon made reference to the second point and said that she thought the County Commissioners had already agreed to what should happen to the Greene Tract. The working group which included Mayor Nelson, Mayor Waldorf, Mayor Johnson, Chair Gordon and Commissioner Jacobs talked about the public versus landfill asset issue and agreed that the Greene Tract was to be a landfill asset. Commissioner Brown said she would not use the word "asset" but indicate that the proceeds from the sale of the land, whether public or private, should go to the landfill fund. Commissioner Carey said that the fundamental problem is that the landfill fund has to be reimbursed for any use that is not consistent with the beneficiaries of the landfill. The 60 acres is still going to be an asset of the landfill and everyone will benefit from this asset. He thinks the County Commissioners need to hear what Carrboro has to say. After feedback is received from Carrboro, a smaller group could meet and discuss any points of disagreement. Commissioner Jacobs said that he has no problem with changing the wording or changing the approach for monies being reimbursed. He suggested referring back to that section of the proposed interlocal agreement and asking Chapel Hill what they would propose. Part of the money could be retained for reimbursement of landfill expenses and the majority of the property would still be available under that scenario. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that the Board empower Chair Gordon and Commissioner Brown to be a subgroup to work these issues out and get it done. Chair Gordon said that she feels there needs to be a small group to work on this agreement. This would mean a delay for taking over the landfill operations. However, this is a fundamental disagreement that needs to be resolved and worked out. John Link said that as they worked as a small group, they anticipated that there could be problems with the Greene Tract. He said that the intent of the proposed interlocal agreement was to identify issues and work on them for two years. If a conclusion was not reached, then the asset would be sold and the money would go back to the landfill. He said that if Chapel Hill maintains that they are not in agreement with this language, then there is a timetable issue. Even if there was not total agreement with the wording, but 80 or 90% was agreed to, then the transition could begin so the transfer could be effective January 1, 2000. If an agreement were not reached until September or October, it would be very difficult to get everything done in three months. Commissioner Brown feels that the language issue is important. Calling the land an asset may be the issue because she does not feel the argument is over money. She made reference to the 60 acres and suggested that since the Town of Chapel Hill has this entire tract