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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda - ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No V= JE Meeting Date: May 14, 1996 SUBJECT: Acquisition of Wilson Property for Landfill Buffer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT County Manager/Public Works PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ------------------------------- BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED YES NO X -------------------------------- ------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT Area Map Rod Visser, x2308 Wilbert McAdoo, x2625 TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill, on behalf of the Landfill Owners ' Group (LOG) , to acquire a 4 .05 acre property. BACKGROUND: At their March 28, 1996 meeting, the LOG recommended to the member governing boards that they approve the purchase of a parcel of land of approximately 4 . 05 acres, referred to as the Wilson property. It is located west of and immediately adjacent to the recently opened southern portion of the existing Eubanks Road landfill. If approved by the governing boards, the property would allow the extension of the current buffer to about 300 feet along the western landfill boundary south of Eubanks Road. The proposed sale price is $6, 000 per acre. The approximate cost would be $24, 300 . Funds for this purchase are already available in the Land Reserve account of the Landfill Fund, administered on behalf of the LOG by the Town of Chapel Hill. The current balance of the Land Reserve account is $645, 916 . RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the purchase of the Wilson property at $6, 000 per acre, or an estimated cost of $24 . 300 .