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21 <br /> <br />Items of Consideration <br />• Determine development goals <br />o Land use <br />o Location <br />o Density <br />• Determine affordable housing goals <br />o Mixed income <br />o Minimum percent <br />o Total number of affordable housing units sought <br />• Modification of the 2002 Resolution? <br />• Reconfigurations of the headwaters preserve areas? <br /> <br />Infrastructure <br />• Roads <br />o North, south, west, and east connections <br />• Norfolk Southern Railroad (East connection) <br />o Three existing crossings typically have to be closed in exchange for a new <br />crossing <br />o They will accept and consider a proposal for a new crossing without closings. <br />Decision is made based on various factors. Ultimately the decision is based on <br />what is in the company’s best interest <br />o Requesting party is responsible for all money involved with a proposal and, <br />ultimately, construction as well if approved <br />o Overhead / underground pedestrian and bicycle crossing also discussed. <br />Approval typically more easily accomplished but very expensive to construct <br />o Suggestion from railroad representative to consider obtaining one or more <br />parcels to provide alternative location for access without crossing railroad <br />• Water and Sewer <br />• Stormwater <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked staff to mark the property before any decisions are made, <br />so that the Board of County Commissioners and other boards can walk the property. <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs left at 10:15 p.m. <br /> <br />How to Apportion use of 104 acres (chart) <br /> <br />Greene Tract – Environmental and Cultural Features <br /> <br />Greene Tract Conceptual Plan – Alternative 1 (high), headwaters existing (map) <br /> <br />Greene Tract Conceptual Plan – Alternative 2 (medium), headwaters existing (map) <br /> <br />Greene Tract Conceptual Plan – Alternative 3 (low), headwaters existing (map) <br /> <br />Headwaters Preserve Area <br />• Should the existing Headwaters Preserve area (60 acres) be reconfigured? (BOCC) <br />o A reconfiguration of the Headwaters Preserve area would allow for the protection <br />of the most preservation-worthy areas of the Greene Tract