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APPROVED ✓rQ- <br /> �G <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION REGARDING RECOMMENDED USES OF THE 109 ACRES OF THE <br /> GREENE TRACT THAT REMAIN IN JOINT OWNERSHIP <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill acquired the <br /> 169 acre property known as the Greene Tract in 1984 as an asset of the joint solid <br /> waste management system; and <br /> WHEREAS, title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to Orange County <br /> in 2000 under provisions of the 1999 interlocal "Agreement for Solid Waste <br /> Management"; and <br /> WHEREAS, under the same interlocal agreement the County and Towns agreed to <br /> bargain in good faith during the two year period following the effective date of the <br /> agreement to determine the ultimate use or disposition of the remaining 109 acres of <br /> the Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 19, 2001, the Greene Tract Work Group, comprised of two <br /> elected representatives appointed from each jurisdiction, approved a resolution making <br /> recommendations to the County and Town governing boards regarding basic uses to be <br /> programmed for the 109 acres of the Greene Tract that remain in joint ownership; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners does hereby affirm solely the three public purposes of open space <br /> (primarily the preservation of the natural environment), affordable housing (as defined in <br /> the Affordable Housing Task Force report), and recreation (both active and low impact) <br /> as the three basic uses to be programmed for the 109 acres of the Greene Tract that <br /> remain in joint ownership; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> hereby affirm that this property will not be used for any solid waste management <br /> purposes; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> hereby charge the Greene Tract Work Group to develop a more detailed written and <br /> graphic concept plan for the use of the 109 acres for presentation to each board by <br /> March 2002. <br /> This, the 3rd day of December, 2001. <br />