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37 <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he does not have an opinion yet, but he wants to have an <br />informed opinion. He said this is a park with environmental features, and he would like to know <br />what those are. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said Chapel Hill is not interested in offering their site, since this <br />conversation has been ongoing for about a year, and the Town has never brought up its site. <br />He said Orange County may be able to buy the property. He said staff could inquire of the <br />Town. <br />Commissioner Rich said some Commissioners were not on this board when this <br />property was purchased for a park with soccer fields, and she would like to see the information <br />from that time. She said it would be helpful to see the context of the property itself. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the Board did not discuss what it wanted to have on this <br />property when it was purchased. He said there was one Commissioner and the County <br />Manager who had ideas for the property. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said this information is not wasted, and he thinks it is a good <br />idea to ask Chapel Hill about the land across the street. <br />Chair Dorosin said he would bring it up to the Chapel Hill Mayor this week. <br />Commissioner McKee said if soccer fields are built, Chapel Hill residents will mostly use <br />them, and they would need to have a reciprocal agreement. <br />Chair Dorosin said on the question of context, it is good to have this information before <br />spending more money on wells. He said the Board took this action because many residents <br />were going to lose their homes. He said he will talk to the Mayor; have staff look at other sites; <br />this is part of a broader discussion on affordable housing; and this is outside of the water and <br />sewer boundary, but incremental changes could be made to this boundary. He said the <br />boundaries and school lines have all been put in place by the Commissioners, and change is <br />possible. He said it seems the Board would like more information about the context of the <br />property; to consider other sites, and asking partners about possible options; and more <br />information on the timeline for the displacement of mobile home residents; <br />Commissioner Price asked if water and sewer are across the road, why would the <br />County put well and septic on the other side. <br />Commissioner McKee asked Mr. Griffin if he would give him the name of the man who <br />could not replace his mobile home. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said there is not a master plan, because Chapel Hill has not <br />participated. She said staff will talk with partners, and do nothing more with this site without <br />bringing more information back to the Board. She said staff will also look at other sites. <br /> <br />d. Orange County's Proposed 2018 Legislative Agenda <br />The Board considered: <br />1) Reviewing and discussing the Legislative Issues Work Group’s (LIWG) proposed <br />2018 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange <br />County’s legislative agenda package for the 2018 North Carolina General Assembly <br />Session; <br />2) Consider approval of one proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide <br />Issues; <br />3) Consider approval of one proposed legislative matters resolution on the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2018 Short Session Priorities and <br />Goals; and <br />4) Confirm five specific items from the entire package to highlight as priorities for <br />Orange County. <br />