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Greene Tract "The Headwaters Preserve and Campus March 14, 2008 Guidinq Principles for the 104-Acre Jointly Owned Property ❑ Future plans and uses of the property should ensure the protection of the mature hardwood forest and wildlife habitat on the property. ❑ Future plans and uses should protect water quality by the protection of stream buffers for each of the three stream headwaters (Bolin Creek, Booker Creek, Old Field Creek) that lie within the property. ❑ Future plans and uses of the property should ensure protection of the two archaeological sites on the property (the remains of the Byrd and Mills homesteads). ❑ The portion of the property designated for affordable housing should adhere to community guidelines and goals for creating liveable and sustainable communities. ❑ The portion of the property protected as open space should provide for low-impact recreation (such as trails). ❑.. A 100 -foot corridor along the rail line should be retained for possible future use by the jurisdictions that jointly own the property. ❑ It may be desirable to identify an area for potential for playing fields near the portion of the property designated for affordable housing. Proposed Conservation Easements As an-added protection for the future well-being of the site, the Triangle Land Conservancy has agreed to hold conservation easements on 1) the 86-acre "open space" portion of the jointly-held property, and 2) Orange Countys 60-acre adjoining parcel. The basic parameters of the two easements would include the following: ❑ Protection of the natural and cultural resources and conservation values on site in perpetuity. ❑ Protection of water quality through stream buffers and retention of forested lands to help filter stormwater. ❑ Provision for unpaved-hiking trails desigped in concert with the natural setting and conservation values. * ❑ Provision for one paved greenway trail, designed in concert with the natural setting and conservation values. ❑ Provision for a mountain bike trail (non-motorized only) designed in concert with the natural setting and conservation values. 1 The adopted 2002 resolution called for a new name to be given to this site, this is one suggestion.