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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 />22 <br />o Single use for affordable housing requires more public subsidy <br />Decision Points <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 />• Communicate Board's preferences to Towns <br />• Walking Tour of the Property <br />• Receive feedback from Towns <br />• Consult with Affordable Housing Coalition <br />• Check in with Neighborhood <br />• Prepare and act on joint resolution for Greene Tract development <br />Commissioner Jacobs referred to the Neville Tract, and said he thought it was used for <br />borrowing soil to cover landfills. He asked if a portion of this tract can be rehabilitated to <br />support a road. <br />Travis Myren said Solid Waste has borrowed up to the property line, and it is tapered. <br />He said engineering and fill would be required, and there is not sufficient undisturbed width to <br />support a road north of the property line. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the County has the equipment to do this, and using it to <br />make a roadbed would be a preferable option to other possible approaches, such as asking the <br />railroad. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the walk through needs to take place before he feels <br />comfortable making a recommendation. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if land banking can be defined. <br />Travis Myren said an undefined current use that would require some further action to put <br />it into active use. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if land is land banked does that mean it will be developed, <br />or it is undetermined. <br />Travis Myren said undetermined at this point, and until there is some affirmation action <br />taken by Board of County Commissioners, it will not be developed. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said part of the reason the County kept the east part of the land <br />in Orange County ownership, is because there is a rail line there and a County controlled rail <br />stop may be built at some point. He said the BOCC may want to keep this in mind, and <br />incorporate it into future plans. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if clarification could be provided regarding a "County <br />controlled rail stop ". <br />Commissioner Jacobs said this would be on Orange County property, and the County <br />could put a rail stop there. He said it was a visionary plan, and there is nothing planned. <br />Commissioner Jacobs referred to the "low scenario," and said he did not understand <br />why the wild life corridor preserve was only included in this scenario, as opposed to all three. <br />Travis Myren said it is in the low and medium, but it is not continuous in the large. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he applauded the incorporation of a wildlife corridor, but if it <br />is not a corridor, it does not serve the wildlife. He said whether long or narrow, or headwaters <br />