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. . 40 GREENE TRACT WORK GROUP ' � A RESOLUTIDN REPORTING THE RECOMMENDED S�N OINT O ERSH P E ppRT1pW QF THE GREENE TRACT THAT REMAIN WHERF�4S,Orange Co�mty and the Towns af Carrboro and ChaPel Hill acquired the properly - knovm as ihe Greene Tract m 1984 as an ass�t of the joint soCd waste management system; and � WHEREAS.titie to 60 acres of this properiy was t�e�[ W�Management�;and in 2000 . under provisions af the 1999 interlocal'Agreemen . WFiEREAS� under the same interloc�l agreement the Courity and Tawns agreed to barcjain in good faith during the two year period foilowing the efFec�ive date af the agreement to determine the ultimate use or disposition of the balance of the acreage on the Greene Trac� and WHEREAS�the end date of the�bargaining period'as defined in the agreement was April 17, 2002,the second anniversary of the date upon which fhe County assumed overall responsibifity . for sol'�d waste management in Orange Couni�r;and � WHEREAS,the Greene Tract Work Group considered diredian from the respeciive goveming boardS�cammer�s ftvm interested citizens and arganizafions,and ir�formation developed by Siaff in response to Work Group inquiries in developing a recommended concept pian for the batance of f.fie Greene Trac�and WHEREAS�the Work Group reported 1�al�three 9oveming baards in a resolution dated March ' 21, 2002 that it had reached substantiai agr�eement on a concept plan providing for appro�amately T8 acres to be earmarked for open space protected by conservafion easemer�ts and appro�amately 15 acres to be earmarked fQr affQrdable housing but had not yet reached agreement regarding what designation should be piaced on the remaining 11 acres; and WHEREAS,the Woric Group had reoommended in that March 21,2002 resolution that the foDowing additionai steps be taken: . The area shown on 1t�e concePt plan as open space should be protected by executing a conservatian easement beiween appropriaUe parties • Ths goarrl of County CammEssioners should consider protecting its 60 acre porfion of the - Greene Tract by exec�tin9 a c�►rzservati°n easement with an appropriate pariy • The Chape!HiU ToMm Counal should consider in�t'rating a small area planning process to examine desirabie land uses for the PurefoY Road area • The properiy should be renamed'm a manner that recogn'�zes the signficance af this area as the f�eadwaters for three important streams(BoGn Creek,�Id Field Creek,and Booker Creelc) , • 'The goveming boards shoutd take note of the�blic investrnent already made in the general vianity of the Greene Tract,as cataloged in an accompar�yin9 table;and WHEREAS,the goveming boards af aN three jurisd'�ons approved resolu6ons e�ctending the bargaining period beyond ApriH 7. 2002 in orde�ti°all°�^�the Greene Trad Work Group addifional time to try to reach cansensus on fhe basic uses to be estabtished far the . appro�amately 11 acres at that time unresolved;and