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i� LAW OFFICES COLEMAN, GLEDHILL, HARGRAVE & PEEK A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 129 E. TRYON STREET" P. O. DRAWER 1529 HILIMOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 919 - 732 -2196 FAX 919. 732 -7997 www.cghp- law.com Barry Jacobs, Chair Moses Carey, Jr. Valerie P. Foushee Alice M. Gordon Mike Nelson Orange County Board Post Office Box 8181 Hillsborough, North March 14, 2008 of Commissioners Carolina 27278 FROM THE DESK OF GEOFFREY E. GLEDHILL E -MAIL: gg1e" @cghp -1--- RE: Agreement for Solid Waste Management - "Greene Tract" Dear Board Members: I was recently asked to attend a staff meeting concerning the future use.of the "Greene Tract." The focus of the discussion was a document titled "Greene Tract: The Headwaters Preserve and Campus." This document contains "guiding principals" for the use of the 104 acre portion of the Greene Tract jointly owned by Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County.. and parameters for "Proposed Conservation Easements" on the 60 acre portion of the Greene Tract owned solely by Orange County. A copy of that document is enclosed. At the staff meeting there' was also a discussion concerning the County paying the Solid Waste System enterprise fund for the 60' acre portion of the Greene Tract. This letter is intended to bring to your attention what, in my opinion, is a conceptual problem with the plan to use the 60 acre portion of the Greene Tract for conservation purposes and, in my opinion, a conceptual problem with the County being solely responsible for reimbursing the Solid Waste System enterprise fund for this 60 acres'of land. Enclosed with this letter also are copies of the Agreement to Amend the Agreement for Solid Waste Management (the Amendment) and the Agreement for Solid Was teManagement (the Agreement). Paragraph 5 of the Agreement prescribes that the