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19 1 Craig Benedict said Carrboro suggested yesterday putting in information on other 2 studies and reserves from past 20 years under the 6th whereas clause of the resolution. He said 3 the website has a host of history for steps and decisions taken and made to date. He resumed 4 the PowerPoint presentation: 5 6 Slide #7 Questions and Comments 7 8 9 Commissioner Bedford said some people are saying the land will be sold to a for-profit 10 developer, and asked if Craig Benedict could clarify. 11 Craig Benedict said no decisions about how housing will be placed on the development 12 have been made. He said nothing can move forward without an additional resolution agreed 13 upon by the three local governments. 14 Commissioner Bedford said usually the land is not sold, but rather is donated. She said 15 developers are typically contracted to do what the three local governments have determined will 16 be done. 17 Craig Benedict said the three local governments will likely set parameters of what they 18 expect, which is one of the methods to create affordable-housing. He said since there are 50- 19 60 acres that could be used, there are different opportunities available, and it is completely in 20 the local governments' control. 21 Commissioner Fowler said Craig Benedict addressed a lot of the background 22 information, but one concern she has is about access roads, and considering where roads will 23 go prior to any agreements being made. She said some people do not want roads running 24 through the preserved areas, due to wildlife. She asked if staff would address the issue of 25 roads cross-cutting preserved areas and speak about potential traffic that would come through 26 the Rogers Road community. 27 Craig Benedict said there is another road being planned through Chapel Hill that goes 28 from the far northwest corner that swings around and out through the future church property out 29 to Rogers Road. He said there would be a southern road as well, and would go out to 30 Homestead Road, which would be the primary access to the school site. He said there are 31 historic dirt roads that go through the site. He said this would not disturb any environmental 32 lands. He said it would be land within the preserve, but outside of the jurisdictional and 33 regulatory buffers for the most part. He said the road would swing into the development joint 34 area and be able to connect with some sort of internal network. He said it is not likely that there 35 will be roads over the train tracks to the east. He said no roads are on the map yet, and there is 36 still the opportunity to decide how the roadways would be placed on the map and can be