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52: <br /> � <br /> ' ORANGE CQ�UNTY - . <br /> BOARD aF COMMISSIaNER3 <br /> ACT10N AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> � AAeeting Dafie: March 14, 2000 <br /> � Actio�Agenda <br /> H;�m No. �-Q ' <br /> SUBJECT: Solid Waste Matters—Greene Tract and Amendmen#s to Solid Waste Interlacal <br /> Agre:ement <br /> DEPARTMENT: Manager/ERCD/Pfanning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Na <br /> Attomey <br /> ATTACHMENT(�): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 3/3/00 Staff Review Memo Fiod Vsser� ext 2300; David Stancil, ext <br /> Propased "Agreemerrt ta Amend the 2590; Graig Benedict, ext 2592; Geof <br /> Agreemenf for Solid Waste' Gledhill; 7'32-2196 <br /> Consult�nt Report on Biolagicai Resources TELEPH(}NE NUMBERS: <br /> Survey (fo be disiributeci priorto 3J14 Hiilsborough 732-8781 <br /> � meeting under separate cover� Chapel Hill 968-4,501 <br /> Durham 68g-7331 ' <br /> Mebane 336-227 2Q37 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the transfer af a 60-acre partion of the Greene Tract to Orange <br /> Caunty ownership, and to discuss p�ssible changes tv the interfocal agreement goveming the <br /> fiuture management of sotid waste in Orange Courrty. <br /> BACKGROUND: in September 1899, Orange County and the Towns of Carrbaro and Chapel <br /> Hill tulminated a lengthy process of negofiatian regarding solid�waste managertient. That <br /> process resulted in the signmg by the three parties of an interlocal agreement under which � <br /> Orange Counfy witi exercise overall resporzsibilify for the future managemerrt of so[id waste in <br /> Orange Gounfy. One of the provisions of that agreement inciuded the rezoning of a 60-acre <br /> portian af the Greene Tract to make permissibie, under zoning regutations, certain solid waste <br /> managemer�t a�es. The Board of Commissioners at their February 29 meeting decided tv <br /> withdraw the request.for that rezoning. and directed the Manager and Attomey to develop <br /> suggested ctianges to ifie approved interlocal agreement that would be needed as a resutt af <br /> tha�E decision. The target date far assumption by the CouMy of overap sofid waste management <br /> authority was adjusted from March 20 to April 17, 2000. The addifionai time was intended to <br /> alirnnr the parties fio agree ta amendmeMs to the inierlocai agreement and on the eacact <br /> defineation of the 6C1-acre portion of the Gre�ne Tract._ <br /> The Board commissioned iwo surveys of the errtire Greene Tract to infarm the decision abaut <br /> which 60 acres shauld be iransferred to the County. A final report on the cutturaV <br /> archaeological resoun�:s on the property, and an interim report on the biologicaUenvironmental <br /> resources� were considered by the Board in fiheir February 29 deiiberations. The final <br />