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Pk 1-` A3 <br /> meetings of the Non-Binding School Task Force, it was decided that, although <br /> sites within the CHCCS district would most likely be the most suitable, <br /> potential sites near the district line, but in the OCS district, should not <br /> be ruled out at this time. Consideration must be given to the fact that, <br /> initially, the high school will be a part of the city school district but, <br /> in the long run, might be one of three high schools serving students <br /> throughout the county. <br /> The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools investigated possible high school <br /> sites last year. Basically, there are three general areas where there are <br /> a limited number of sites which are large enough to support a high school <br /> facility and reasonably accessible to public utilities, but are not in the <br /> watershed. These three areas can be defined as follows: <br /> a. A Southern Corridor in the general vicinity of Culbreth Middle <br /> School <br /> b. A Northwestern Corridor along Homestead Road extending north to <br /> Eubanks Road <br /> c. A Northeastern Corridor bounded by Weaver Dairy Road and Whitfield <br /> Road <br /> In discussions with the Non-Binding School Task Force, it was agreed that <br /> sites in the rural buffer to the north of the district boundary also might <br /> provide possibilities if they are reasonably close to public utilities. <br /> A site selection committee will be convened consisting of both <br /> superintendents, a board member from each district, a representative from the <br /> County Manager' s staff, the Assistant Superintendent for Support Services for <br /> CHCCS, and the Director of Facilities for CHCCS. This committee will be <br /> charged with responsibility for recommending the purchase of one or more <br /> sites to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board. The CHCCS Board of <br /> Education will discuss the purchase in executive session. The chairs of the <br /> County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County .Board of Education will <br /> be invited to attend and participate in this meeting. After the site is <br /> selected the Board of County Commissioners will be requested to approve the <br /> purchase. The issue of whether Orange County Government should own the land <br /> until we have a unified school system in the County needs to be addressed by <br /> the Non-Binding Task Force. <br /> Before evaluating sites in the areas defined above, one major issue <br /> needs to be resolved. It is understood that the third high school in the <br /> county is being constructed in the CHCCS district because its population is <br /> projected to increase substantially through the end of the decade while the <br /> OCS high school population will remain relatively stable. It also is <br /> understood that if and when the OCS high school facility becomes overcrowded, <br /> relief is available as a result of the temporary excess high school capacity <br /> in CHCCS due to the construction of the proposed school. The question that <br /> needs to be addressed is whether or not the new facility must be conveniently <br /> accessible to OCS or since Chapel Hill High School already is located in the <br /> northern section of our district, could the present high school serve the <br /> overflow from OCS. If this is agreeable, it opens up the possibility of <br /> locating the new high school in the Southern Corridor. This location would <br />