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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 />-6 <br />THE PROP HRTY KNOWN AS THE NEVILLE TRACT (TAX MAP REFERENCE. <br />7,18*,22) 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 />WHEPZAS,, 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 f or the needed so il and remove the access easement <br />across the Greene tract and 3' o 'in the 2 02 acre landf ill 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 />0 <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 # <br />,j 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 I <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 caLtizens as neededI ,, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Landfill owners Group that <br />the Landf '111 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 />N <br />