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Attachment 1 4 The Affordable Housing tract general location was chosen because the topography would allow it to flow by gravity to the southwest where sewer is closest (as well as being least sensitive from a biological standpoint). A smaller portion (4-5 acres) part of the 85.0 acres Tract 3 site adjacent and south of Tract 2 Affordable Housing could be used as parks and recreation space for the school and community since it would not need gravity sewer. Issue: New water lines of adequate size will have to be `looped' through the future project to other existing facilities to accommodate water usage and fire flow of proposed uses. [whether Affordable Housing and/or school]. d. TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS Presently Purefoy Road is the only constructs to the Greene Tract access but a variety of possible access points are being examined to provide a better access system to the area. The Chapel Hill Rogers Road Task Force accented this additional access need. Issue(s): Purefoy Road will have to be upgraded. Another access /roadway will also need to be constructed to distribute traffic in the Green Tract/Rogers Road area. Access pathways that connect to Rogers Road north of Purefoy or to Eubanks Road west of the Solid Waste Operations Center are viable alternatives. Access to the east requires crossing of the railroad and traversing of the open space tract. Access to the south is problematic because of the length, topography, and subdivision road upgrading and bad access point to Homestead Road. e. AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRACT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES (SCHOOLS?) The Affordable Housing tract. is 18.1 acres and was situated within the Green Tract because of its locational ability to have sewer extended, and less-significant natural habitat. The amount of units or type of housing has not been determined. Recent discussions with the Chapel Hill/Carrboro school board may lead to adding part of this 18 acre site as another elementary school site option while maintaining affordable housing development potential. The February meeting gave focus to a request pending from the Chapel Hill Carrboro City School Board to site an elementary school on the Greene Tract, and how its approval would impact intent and reservations for open space and affordable housing as contained within the Inter Local Agreement. It was understood that the CHCCS Board would be approaching the Rogers Road Task Force to preview the possibility of a public school site on the Greene Tract. That presentation took place on March 13 and was favorably received by the Task Force. County staff in attendance was able to provide a broad overview of site entry alternatives and a baseline number of affordable housing units that might be developed in concert with a school site.