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Mr. Waldon said that the expectation is that the Council would have an option to rezone asixty-acre portion of the Greene Tract. He added that the Council would also have an option to take unilateral action on the buffer regulations for the materials handling district. Mr. Waldon painted out that the Commissioners and Council Members had a memorandum that explained that the materials handling district allows a range of uses permitted by Chapel Hill's ordinance. He explained that if the property was rezoned to this materials handling district, the properly owner could apply for approval of those uses, which do not include landfilling. Mr. Waldon noted that the Town had received a valid protest petition from property owners surrounding this site. He stated that this dictates an affirmative vote of seven out of nine Council Members to approve the application. Council Member Joyce Brown requested that two documents be entered into the record to be included in the later discussion: (a) The October 19, 1995 recommendation to the Landfill Owners Group, signed by Gertrude Nunn, Judy Nunn Snipes, Roger Snipes, Ashley Nunn, Irving Nunn, Larry Reid, George Griffin, Joyce Brown, Jacquie Gist, and Don Willhoit. She noted that this document listed the conditions under which the Neville Tract would be purchased. Council Member Brown stated that the document mentions the Greene Tract and states that there is a prohibition against any type of dumping ar storage. (b) The November 13, 1995 Council resolution authorizing the Chapel Hill Tawn Manager to utilize the Landfill Land Reserve Fund to purchase the property known as the Neville Tract. Chapel Hill Director of Solid Waste Management Gayle Wilson gave the applicant's presentation. He explained that the basis for the rezoning request was that it was part of the Interlocal Agreement, which is a contract between the three governments to transfer solid waste management responsibilities to Orange County. Mr. Wilson said that rezoning was the only issue remaining before the Agreement could be fully implemented. Mr. Wilson commented that although the rezoning request was for the entire tract, ultimately only 60 acres would be rezoned. He explained that two surveys (a biological resources survey, and a cultural and archeological survey) had been initiated, and he passed out copies of the completed Cultural Resource Survey by TRC Garrow and Associates. Mr. Wilson reported that the biological resources survey had not been completed. He distributed an interim report, and said that the final report would be available in a few weeks. Mr. Wilson explained that specific steps had been taken to establish a timeline for providing water services to the Rogers Road community. He added that a draft proposal of that timeline would be available on or about March 1St Mayor Rosemary Waldorf asked Mr. Wilson where people would be able to obtain the information about water services on Rogers Road when it is ready on March 1St. Commissioner Carey replied that the information would be available at the County Clerk's and the County Manager's offices. Chapel Hill Planning Board Chair Gay Eddy stated that the Board had voted (6-1} to recommend that the application for the rezoning be denied. She reported that the Board felt the application was premature, uncertain, and vague. Ms. Eddy said that the Board could not see how this piece of property was going to be used, and they could not see how the solid waste goals of the Comprehensive Plan could justify rezoning the land to the materials handling district at this time. Specifically, Ms. Eddy said, the Board wondered why the Town had been asked to look at rezoning more than 64 acres. They also wondered why the Town was not being told exactly which 60 acres would be