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102 <br /> �ntP cf - <br /> �° 0�0 ' <br /> �Dq` � q� <br /> t <br /> !7 g <br /> ya <br /> � <br /> v <br /> ��<<b ��t°��p <br /> Orange County <br /> Housing and Community Development <br /> Date: April 21, 2008 • <br /> To: Gwen Harvey, Assistant Counfy Manager <br /> From: Tara L. Fikes <br /> Subject: Greene Tract Affordable Housing Tract <br /> As requested by the Board of County Commissioners, I met with the following individuals <br /> today regarding the above referenced subject—Robert Dowling—OCHLT, Susan Levy— <br /> Habitat for Humanity, Delores Bailey — EmPOWERment, Inc. in addition to Loryn Clark <br /> and James Harris of Chapel Hill and Carrboro respectively The re'sults of this meeting <br /> are summarized below. <br /> 1. The group believes that the acreage set-aside for affordable housing should <br /> remain at 18 acres regardless of whether a school is built on the site. Additional <br /> acreage could be gained from either the jointly owned and/or County owned <br /> parcels. <br /> 2. Further, the group does enthusiastically support a school site on the Greene ' <br /> Tract and is committed to the work of the Rogers Road Small Area Task Force <br /> but does not want to lose the 18 acres as stated above. Regarding the Task <br /> Force, it should be noted that the Task Force plans to host a design charette that <br /> is tentatively scheduled for the first Saturday in June 2008 to allow the <br /> community to develop a "Master Plan" detailing the type of housing and other <br /> development the neighborhood would like to see evolve in their community. So, <br /> this request was a little uncomfortable for the group since this conversation is . <br /> planned in the future. <br /> 3. There was agreement that an altemative roadway to Purefoy Drive is essential to <br /> any future development. <br /> 4. The group estimates that given the current zoning and the best land development <br /> scenario on the 18 acre portion of the Greene Tract, a total of 80-100 dwelling <br /> units could be built on the site. Of these units at least 40 could be single family <br /> dwelling units with the remainder built as attached housing. Idealfy, the housing <br /> would provide both rental and homeownership opportunities, would serve all <br /> income segments of the population up to 100% of inedian income, and provide <br /> some units in the three (3) BR and higher size range. There should afso be some <br /> market rate houses built in the community as well. <br />