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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />environmental and stormwater staff members stated that a stream crossing would be <br />preferable to impacting the Upland Hardwood Forest areas while also bisecting <br />preserve connectivity. <br />Staffs have spoken with Norfolk Southern railroad representatives regarding a crossing on the <br />east side of the Greene Tract. While Norfolk Southern is amendable to reviewing any requests, <br />the railroad generally requires closure of at least one existing crossing for each new <br />crossing. Staff has not been able to identify existing crossing(s) that could be proposed <br />for closure in order to make a connection from <br />the Greene Tract to Weaver Dairy Road Extension to the east. <br />A connection to the north (to Eubanks Road) might be possible through an edge corridor of the <br />"Neville Tract" if an alternative site can be found to conduct the Solid Waste activities occurring <br />on the Neville Tract. <br />Reconfigured Preserve Area <br />Quarterly "Managers, Mayors, Chair" (MMC) meetings have been taking place to provide the <br />opportunity for staffs and the Town /County managers, Town mayors, and <br />County Chair to meet and receive updates /guidance on Rogers Road sewer system and <br />planning issue status, including progress on Greene Tract planning. Staff received direction to <br />consider the reconfiguration of the County -owned 60 -acre portion of the Greene Tract to <br />encumber the most preservation - worthy lands. Staffs conducted the analysis and the <br />conceptual plans incorporate a reconfigured County -owned preserve area. <br />If a reconfigured preserve area is desired, future work would include re- platting the parcels to <br />reflect different parcel boundaries and ownership from those that currently exist. <br />Travis Myren said his PowerPoint presentation does not contain new information, since <br />the BOCC reviewed this topic at the Assemblies of Governments (AOG) meeting. He said <br />Commissioner Jacobs reminded staff that the Board wants to take a walking tour of the <br />property, and this will be done prior to the development of a resolution. He said the Housing <br />Coalition and Rogers Road Neighborhood would also like to be part of the conversation, and <br />staff will check in with both of these groups. <br />Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />Greene Tract Conceptual Plan <br />February 20, 2018 <br />Item 6 a <br />Purpose <br />• Consider the development and preservation alternatives for the Greene Tract <br />• Potential reconfiguration of the Headwaters Preserve <br />• Size and location of development and preservation areas <br />• Density of the development area <br />• Land use and affordable housing goals <br />• Single use vs. mixed use <br />• Affordable housing only vs. mixed income with market rate <br />• Goals for the number and proportion of affordable housing <br />Next Steps <br />o Communicate Board's preferences to Towns <br />