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13 <br /> 1 areas that will be served by them. He said overall this site separates into three watersheds: <br /> 2 Old Field Creek flowing to the north, Bowling Creek, and Booker Creek. He said these three <br /> 3 watersheds makes running sewer difficult, as it is placed in watershed drainage-ways. <br /> 4 Craig Benedict said another issue to consider is the reevaluation of the work done since <br /> 5 2000. He said a cultural and archeological analysis is being completed, including existing <br /> 6 maps, photographs, and face-to-face conversations; with newer technology being used to <br /> 7 identify wetlands, stream buffers, and the like. He said all of this information will inform this <br /> 8 evening's discussion and decisions on how to move forward with this land. <br /> 9 Craig Benedict made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Greene Tract <br /> 12 Board of County Commissioners Work Session <br /> 13 Southern Human Services Center <br /> 14 September 8, 2016 <br /> 15 Item 2 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Objective <br /> 18 • Brief ownership history of the tract with green and gray infrastructure aspects as a <br /> 19 backdrop to discussing options for future use/preservation of the lands. <br /> 20 • Method <br /> 21 — Briefing then facilitation/outcomes <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Outline <br /> 24 • Background <br /> 25 (Including Ownership/Multiple Subtracts/Land Use) <br /> 26 • Environmental/Cultural Features <br /> 27 They are fine-tuning these features. <br /> 28 • Infrastructure <br /> 29 — Water- there is not water but adjacent to it <br /> 30 — Existing and proposed sewer- <br /> 31 — Roadways/Access <br /> 32 • Affordable Housing Alternatives <br /> 33 Not in original plan for the 18 acres but depending on what the choices are with the local <br /> 34 governments, there could be. There is a community effort that has come up with some ideas <br /> 35 and options for this site. <br /> 36 • Outcome Action Plan <br /> 37 — (AKA `Decision Tree') <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Decisions (6 slides - flow chart) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Craig Benedict said local residents and neighborhood groups have proposed some <br /> 42 ideas for affordable housing in the area, but did not necessarily consider jurisdictional <br /> 43 boundaries when doing so. <br /> 44 Commissioner Burroughs asked if the community mentioned the possibility of a school <br /> 45 in its ideas. <br /> 46 Craig Benedict said there was just a reference to a school, and it was not shown on the <br /> 47 map. He added that there are some areas that were previously considered as possible future <br /> 48 school sites. <br />