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21 reconfiguring the Headwaters Preserve and the jointly owned areas. This reconfiguration 1 maintains the same total acreage for each of the areas but aligns them differently. The 2 reconfigured tracts were drafted with environmental staff from the Town of Chapel Hill, the 3 Town of Carrboro, and Orange County in order to create new parcels, which endeavored to 4 protect environmental features and habitats located on site. The proposed reconfigured 5 Headwaters Preserve area alternatives are also contained in Attachment 5f-3. 6 Attachment 5f-4 includes land use and density outcomes for the different alternatives. 7 Attachment 5f-5 includes potential affordable housing outputs based on different affordable 8 housing proportions. 9 10 The Board of Orange County Commissioners had a preliminary discussion about planning for 11 the Greene Tract on February 20. Based on this discussion, the Board of Commissioners asked 12 staff to communicate the following preferences with the other owners of the property: 13 • Modify the headwaters preserve configuration, with the goal of creating, or protecting, 14 the natural north-south corridor, with the exact boundaries to be determined; 15 • Begin with the highest developable areas; 16 • Seek input from the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro with the goal of communicating 17 the Town’s preferences by May 1; 18 • Set up the walking tour as soon as possible; and 19 • Host a community meeting, presenting that, which has been learned, between the 20 walking tour and May 1. 21 22 The Board of Commissioners expressed interest in continuing the dialogue with Town elected 23 officials on a timeline that could allow for final directions to staff prior to the summer break. A 24 guided walking tour of the property is scheduled for March 23 with two tours, one beginning at 25 9:00 and the other beginning at 2:00. 26 27 Council Member Stegman asked if it would be possible to schedule an additional tour 28 since the Council just found out about it this afternoon. 29 Donna Baker said the invite went out to the Board of Aldermen and the Town Council a 30 month ago, as well as to the Clerks and the Managers. 31 Craig Benedict said staff will do its best to schedule an additional tour. 32 Commissioner Rich said the BOCC asked for comments from the Town by May 1, and 33 asked if this is possible. 34 Roger Stancil said it can be, but he not sure about all of this. He said it can be put on 35 the agenda for that request. 36 Commissioner Rich said the BOCC really wants to move forward on this, as the Greene 37 Tract has been discussed for years. 38 Roger Stancil said all the Managers are discussing this topic, and Town staff can 39 provide a tour to Council members who may not be able to attend tomorrow. 40 Mayor Hemminger said she plans to attend tomorrow, and asked if it is possible to walk 41 the roadbed that connects down to Merin Road. She said it is her understanding that there is a 42 connection that goes out of Rogers Road over to Eubanks, and asked if this could be included 43 in the tour as well. 44 Craig Benedict said he would try to incorporate these elements into the tour. 45 Commissioner Marcoplos echoed Commissioner Rich’s comments, and said the Greene 46 Tract is an incredible resource, especially for affordable housing. He said he hopes all would 47 be working collaboratively on affordable housing on the Greene Tract, and County staff is 48 looking into what it would take to have community solar as part of an affordable housing project 49