RES-1995-055 Resolution (with attachments) Authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill to Utilize the Landfill Reserve Fund to Purchase the Property Known as the Neville Tract

Browse Search

S March 8, 1995. On March 14, 1995,the Carrboro Board of Alderman discussed the 'issue and asked for additional 'Information from the Owners Group. On March 15, 1995, the Chapel Hill Town Council recelved a report on the acquisition and tabled it until the information from the Owners Group was available. The Chapel Hill Town Council tabled the matter on March 15, March 27 and April 10. The LOG requested more information, including boring and soil testing data. The borings were conducted on June 2, 1995, and led to the determination that sufficient soil existed an the property. The staff recommendation to purchase the property was presented to the LOG at its June 29, 1995, meeting,, Continued concerns expressed by landfill neighbors led the LOG to form a committee to meet with the group of neighbors in an attempt *0 to understand and address their concerns. A total* of six meetings have been conducted, facilitated by Dispute Settlement Center staff . Our original interest in acquiring the Neville tract lay in our interest to join the two landfill-owned properties, the existing landfill (South Eubanks) and the Greene tract. An additional interest regarded removal of an access easement to the NevJ.1le tract which runs through the Greene tract. This easement is both a legal and a practical impediment to the use of the Greene property reducing its utility and value. In early 1994, calculations for requirements for soil for covering waste and closing the new phase of the landfill, showed that there is a deficit of about 200,000 cubic yards (Attachment B) of soil a ilable on the landfill site, At this t ime it is urgent we move val forward with acquisition, because of the need for soil in late spring 1996, and the need to initiate the lengthy Special Use Pernu*t process as quickly as possible, This property falls within the planning j urisdi.ction of the Tom of Chapel Hill. Attachment C is a memorandum from Roger Walden, Chapel Hill Planning Director, that describes the land use status of the property and details the process for obtaining a rezoning and special use permit that would allow the soil excavation we desire. Mr. Waldon's memorandum suggests that it could take about 8 months to complete the process for the special use permit and rezoning. That would -be in addition to the time required to obtain approvals from the governing bodies and to complete the purchase. It is extremely important that we move forward as quickly as possible due to the need for off -site soil In the spring of 1996* Discussions with the neighbors of the Neville and Greene tracts focussed largely on the potential off -site environmental effects of the soil removal process. Discussion revolved around how the neighbors could be involved with the environmental analysis and planni