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22 <br /> <br />General Conclusions <br />• Headwaters Existing vs. Headwaters Modified <br />o Modified allows continuous environmental corridor with continuous ownership <br />o Modified produces larger development areas and unit outputs <br />o Modified yields less area for preservation and land banking <br />o Modified needs to be ground verified <br />o Modified presents access challenges by separating development areas <br />• Development Area <br />o Larger development areas produce more potential units except in small area <br />where unit outputs are approximately the same <br />o Larger development areas have less preservation areas <br />o Larger areas allow more potential for other development to subsidize <br />infrastructure costs and affordable units <br />• Density <br />o Higher density produces more potential units <br />o Higher density allows more opportunity to offset costs of infrastructure and <br />affordable unit costs <br />o Low to moderate density more consistent with current neighborhood <br />• Land Use <br />o Mixed use/mixed income provides opportunity to offset infrastructure and <br />affordable unit costs <br />o Mixed use/mixed income yields fewer affordable units <br />o Single use for affordable housing requires more public subsidy <br /> <br />Decision Points <br />• Consider the development and preservation alternatives for the Greene Tract <br />o Potential reconfiguration of the Headwaters Preserve <br />o Size and location of development and preservation areas <br />o Density of the development area <br />o 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 />o Walking Tour of the Property <br />o Receive feedback from Towns <br />o Consult with Affordable Housing Coalition <br />o Check in with Neighborhood <br />o Prepare and act on joint resolution for Greene Tract development <br /> <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 W aste 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.