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Craig Benedict said if this acreage is converted, there will be 274 acres of joint planning area left in Chapel Hill. He said Carrboro has 1200 to 1300 acres of joint planning area. Commissioner Jacobs said Craig Benedict commented that the County would be looking at the Greene Tract with the Town of Chapel Hill. He asked for clarification on this. Craig Benedict said this would be discussed because this new ETJ area would include the Greene Tract that is under joint ownership with Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He said planning began ten years ago to talk about the acreages and usage of what can go on in the jointly owned area. He said as the long term plans are considered, the County would like to know the future plans for the 18 acres of the Greene Tract Commissioner Price asked about the reasoning for including the landfill in this area. Craig Benedict said it would be better to have a comprehensive area within a similar planning jurisdiction rather than a piece meal JPA/ETJ. Commissioner Price said this was on the edge of the northwest area. Town Council Member Palmer said in order for Chapel Hill to spend money in this area, the town is looking at using part of the right of way. She said this has to do with the infrastructure that has to go in to that area. Commissioner porosin said this is a very thorough analysis from the planning department. He said it is to everyone's benefit to be candid about what is being done here, and this is all part of completing the overdue reparations to the Rogers Road area. He said there could be lots of discussion about the voting for council leadership and other issues, but the truth is that Chapel Hill already has that control as part of the joint planning agreement. He said this approval is a critical and important step, and he encouraged everyone to keep pushing this process forward. Commissioner Jacobs said this is a much better rendering of the agenda item than what the Board previously received. He said it would have been nice to have had an ETJ transfer process in place before the Chapel Hill approval, but this is no reason not to proceed. He said one of the main issues in the past JPA discussions was having adequate representation for people in the ETJ areas. HE said this has been discussed thoroughly, and he wants to be sure the residents are given every opportunity to speak. Commissioner Pelissier said about a year ago the Board knew that Chapel Hill had to vote on the ETJ. She is heartened that the Board can now make a positive vote, and she thanked everyone that has been involved in this process. She said part of the recommendation was to work on a long range plan for the community and she hopes that these will be built upon the plans already developed by the town and the community. Commissioner Rich referred to page 45 of the materials regarding representation on the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Board of Adjustments. She said there has not been discussion about the Board of Adjustment, and she would suggest that this be part of the future discussions with Chapel Hill. Commissioner Burroughs said she is delighted to be able to support this historic resolution. Chair McKee called for a motion to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGREEING TO AN EXTENSION OF THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 160A-360 allows a municipality to exercise powers conferred by Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes within a defined extraterritorial jurisdiction;