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important hazdwood forest areas on the tract while also providing for possible rail line access to <br />the southeast. It is the intent of the current Board of Commissioners that this sixty acres remain <br />undisturbed. <br />We have also attached two additional maps showing the general location of the most significant <br />biological areas from the Biological Resources Survey (Map 2) and a map illustrating the <br />potential for wildlife corridors on the property (Map 3). <br />In taking this action, the Board agreed by unanimous motion on two components of its vision for <br />the entire Greene tract: <br />When we decide the uses of the Greene tract, we should consider its strategic location in <br />many contexts -especially in terms of open space to the north (Duke Forest) and greenways <br />and parks to the south (Booker Creek Greenway/Homestead Pazk and Bolin Creek <br />Greenway) -and .try to integrate the tract with the surrounding wildlife corridors, parks, and <br />other open space. <br />Based on the Triangle Land Conservancy inventory and the Wildlife Corridor Study, and in <br />concurrence with the Town of Chapel Hill's resolution on parkland preservation for the <br />Greene tract, the total tract should be preserved as open space and protected to the greatest <br />extent possible. That includes preservation of the important natural areas, especially <br />significant hardwood forest areas. These areas contain the most suitable areas for potential <br />habitat, and include both upland and bottomland hardwood forests. Furthermore, the Greene <br />tract is the headwaters of the Bolin Creek,, Booker Creek, and New Hope Creek (Old Field <br />Creek) basins. <br />Please feel free to contact me or County staff if you have any questions. We look forward to <br />completing the actions needed for the County to assume solid waste management responsibility, <br />and to collaborating with you soon in discussions about the future disposition of the remainder of <br />the Greene tract. <br />Sincerel <br />/~ <br />Moses Carey, Tr. <br />Chair, Orange County Commissioners <br />Attachments, <br />Map 1- "Proposed Orange County 60-Acre Transfer" <br />Map 2 -Primary Natural Areas <br />Map 3 -Potential Wildlife Corridor/Greenway Connections <br />Agreement to Amend the Agreement for Solid Waste Management <br />12 <br />