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7 <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND THE <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAPEL HILL TOWN MANAGER <br /> TO UTILIZE THE LANDFILL RESERVE FUND - LAND RESERVE, TO PURCHASE <br /> THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE NEVILLE TRACT (TAX MAP REFERENCE: <br /> 7 . 18-227 ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH EUBANKS LANDFILL. <br /> WHEREAS, there is the need for additional soil for landfill <br /> operations at the current landfill site; and <br /> WHEREAS, there is a legal right of access for the Neville tract <br /> through the Greene tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, the public owns two tracts of land which are separated by <br /> the Neville tract, and <br /> WHEREAS, the purchase of the property known as the Neville tract <br /> would provide for the needed soil and remove the access easement <br /> across the Greene tract and join the 202 acre landfill site and the <br /> 168 acre Greene tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, ownership would be in proportion equal to that of the <br /> current landfill (Carrboro = 14V, Chapel Hill = 43% and orange <br /> County = 43%; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is not the intention of the Landfill Owners Group to <br /> use the Neville tract as a landfill or other solid waste processing <br /> facility; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group would provide buffers between <br /> the borrow area and the adjoining privately owned property to <br /> mitigate the effects of the soil removal on the adjoining <br /> properties' and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group would develop a comprehensive <br /> site restoration plan for the borrow area; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is agreed that the purchase price will be $7, 000 per <br /> acre, with the total to be determined by a survey prior to closing; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Landfill Owners Group will continue to work with the <br /> neighbors of the Neville tract to resolve outstanding issues; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is agreed that the landfill staff will coordinate the <br /> preparation of the Special Use Permit application with a working <br /> group of Mrs. Gertrude Nunn, Judy Nunn Snipes, Roger Snipes, Ashley <br /> Nunn, Irving Nunn, Larry Reid, and George Griffin and other <br /> affected citizens as needed; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Landfill Owners Group that <br /> the Landfill owners Group recommends to the governing boards that <br /> they approve resolutions authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill, as <br /> administrator for the landfill, to use Land Reserve funds to <br /> purchase the property known as the Neville tract. <br /> This the 19th day of October, 1995 . <br />