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5 Carrboro Board of Aidoraon 1. 1he landowners lhould be-leimburnd for damage e the process of obtaining these surveys and examinations. It is our intention to minimize damage to the subject properties which might. result from the preliminary geotechnical investigations. Our staff, including the Town of Chapel Hill's Urban Forester and /or the Carrboro Landscape Supervisor, will accompany the consulting team when they survey the properties to determine the drilling sites and the best routes into and out of the test areas. We will attempt to minimize conflicts with significant trees, and take steps to protect as much of the property, including. vegetation, as practicable. In the event that damage does occur, we will work with the affected property owners to resolve claims, including monetary reimbursement as appropriate in accordance with applicable law. 2. There should be some wa that the eo le that are do in q the borin s notify the landowners to make them aware that-they are about to do the borin s and they walk the land with the landowners and ex lain to them where the drillings are to take 121ace and what tY2e darn a mi ht occur on the-property. At least two weeks notice will be given to property owners prior to beginning work on their property. Additionally, the property owner or his or her representative will be invited to accompany the consulting team as they survey the properties to confirm the location of the test areas. The Landfill Owners Group staff and the consultant will inform the landowners of all investigative activities. 3. That a priority list be RreRared so that all four sites are not entered and damaged when on-ly one will be chosen. One reason for testing more than one site at a time is that having engineering and geohydrological information on more than one site will allow for relative comparisons between the sites. It is likely that all four sites will meet minimal standards for siting a landfill. Looking at the four together would provide the Landfill Search Committee the opportunity to evaluate the technical merits of the sites and weigh those factors against other factors such as socio- economic values. The technical information is a critical component of the Committee's selection process, but not the only factor in their decisions. 4. On what basis can Chapel Hill have authority of eminent domain outside its jurisdictional lines? Authority for the Town of Chapel Hill to exercise eminent domain outside its jurisdictional lines is found in General Statutes 160A- 312 and 40A -3 and 40A -11 (see copy provided as Attachment 6). The law provides that units of local government may exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire property to provide for certain "public enterprises," among which are landfills. That right