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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No V=- O, ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 16, 1996 SUBJECT: Acquisition of Johnson Property ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT County Manager/Public Works PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ------------------------------- BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED YES NO X -------------------------------- ------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT 3/20/96 LOG Staff Memo Rod Visser, x2308 12/13/95 LOG Staff Memo Wilbert McAdoo, x2625 Area Map TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill to enter into negotiations on behalf of the Landfill Owners ' Group (LOG) to acquire a 13 . 8 acre property. BACKGROUND: At their March 20, 1996 meeting, the LOG recommended to the member governing boards that they approve the purchase of a parcel of land of approximately 13 . 8 acres, referred to as the Johnson property. It is located west of and adjoining the northern portion of the existing Eubanks Road landfill . If approved by the boards, and pending successful negotiations with the owners, the property would enhance existing landfill buffers and would provide additional land for mulching and recycling operations . The proposed sale price is $7, 500 per acre. The approximate cost would be $103 , 500, depending on the results of a survey to determine the exact size of the property. Funds for this purchase are already available in the Land Reserve account of the Landfill Fund. The attached LOG staff memos provide additional details about the proposed acquisition. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the purchase of the Johnson Tract at $7,500 per acre, or an estimated cost of $103 , 500 .