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20 <br /> <br />(Special note regarding the second set - the elected official workgroup asked staff to <br />consider reshaping the County owned 60 acre ‘Headwaters Preserve’ to capture the <br />best preservation area encompassing the three headwater basins.) <br />- Headwater Change Area <br />- Attachment 5d – Table - High, Medium, Low Alternatives; Land Use Acreage and <br />Density Outcomes <br />- Attachment 5e – Table - Affordable Housing Potential <br /> <br />Craig Benedict made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />Greene Tract Update <br />Assembly of Governments Meeting <br />January 30, 2018 <br /> <br />Background <br />• Project area <br />o Approximately 164 total acres <br /> 104 acres jointly owned by Orange County, Town of Chapel Hill, and <br />Town of Carrboro <br /> 60 acres owned by Orange County <br />• Previous Planning Efforts <br /> 2002 Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro Greene Tract Resolution <br /> Rogers Road Task Force Report <br /> Mapping Our Community’s Future Report <br />• Managers, Mayors and Chair’s Objectives from May 17, 2017 (High, medium, and low <br />scenarios and 60 acre headwaters preserve reconfiguration) <br /> <br />Greene Tract <br />(Jurisdictional Context) <br /> <br />Purpose <br />• Understand the preservation and development potential of the Greene Tract and offer <br />guidance to create an action plan <br />Overview <br />• Provide three different levels of development <br />(with and without reconfiguration): <br />o High <br />o Medium <br />o Low <br />• Alternatives must incorporate and allow for: <br />o Natural preservation areas <br />o Environmental buffers <br />o Cultural areas of significance <br />o Road network and infrastructure <br />o Development (affordable housing opportunities, mixed use potential, etc.) <br />o Recreational facility site <br />o School site <br />o Park space <br />• Proposed alternatives are preliminary concept plans <br />