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The request for speed bumps will be directed to North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) via the .County and Towns as may be appropriate based upon jurisdictional authority. COUNTY ADVOCACY WITH THE TOWNS - Expanded communication between the neighborhood and the Towns and County could be beneficial. However, jurisdictional and political boundaries do place independent authority and responsibility with corresponding local governments. The neighborhood has been split by agreement between the two towns. It is unlikely that situation will change. Carrboro has acted to annex area west of Rogers Road. The area east of Rogers Road is within the Chapel Hill planning boundary subject to annexation at some point in the future. Political leadership within the Towns and County should ultimately resolve a coordinated and collat~orative response if it is to occur. The community needs to continue to interact with fhat political leadership in seeking resolution to its concerns. LANDFILL LIFESPAN, CLOSURE AND POST CLOSURE -The expenditures outlined within this abstract that address the concerns raised revenues (Water, Dump Sites and Operational Improvements) are dependent to a large part upon the availability of landfill for funding. A proposal to the State of North Carolina to allow modification to the steepness of landfill slopes (Attachment 8) which would increase the useful ,life of the landfill has yet to be pursued. If tf~at- proposal- is not sought or approved, the landfill is projected to close in the spring of 2013. If it is approved the landfill use can be extended up to 2017 (possibly longer) at the `exclusive' option of the Board of Commissioners. There is a call among area residents and others to close the landfill as soon as possible. Doing so limits the availability of landfill tipping fee revenues to fund the requested improvements. There is also the inherited liability the County assumed in taking ownership of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill for closure and post closure costs. Closure costs and post closure costs are currently estimated at $7,941,275 (Attachment 9). Closure and post closure costs for the Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill are estimated at $4,025,326 (Attachment 10). The C&D landfill will continue to operate several years after the MSW landfill closes. It is located north of Eubanks Road where the solid waste maintenance and operational center is sited. The Greene Tract is a 164-acre parcel owned jointly by Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. An Interlocal Agreement from 1999, and amended in 2000, provides guidance for the division of the property. A Greene Tract Work Group that included representatives from all the parties to the Interlocal Agreement met in 2001 and discussed proposed uses of affordable housing, open space and recreation space. Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County adopted resolutions supporting three basic uses in concept: 18.1 acres on the northwest portion of the site adjacent to the Purefoy Road neighborhood would be reserved for Affordable Housing 85.9 acres would be reserved for open space