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Attachment 1 <br /> RES # RES - 2024 - 051 JO , <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE 107 -ACRE PORTION <br /> OF THE GREENE TRACT IN JOINT OWNERSHIP <br /> WHEREAS , in 1984 , Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill jointly <br /> purchased the property know as the Greene Tract ( 167 acres , more or less ) ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 2000 , title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to the <br /> Orange County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for non - landfill solid waste purposes under <br /> provisions of the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management ; and <br /> WHEREAS , at that time , the remaining 107 acres were retained in joint ownership by <br /> the three governments (with the intent that future land uses of the property would be <br /> determined at a future time ) ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 2002 , Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill <br /> adopted the 2002 Resolution which called for approximately 86 acres for open space <br /> and 18 acres for affordable housing on the jointly- owned land ; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Greene Tract is part of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood where <br /> the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have researched market development potential <br /> and zoning to implement a planning program in the overall area ; and <br /> WHEREAS , over the last 20 years , various joint planning studies , including the Historic <br /> Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force Report and Mapping Our Community ' s Future , <br /> and collaborations with the community and school district have suggested land use and <br /> acreage needs ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the 60 - acre parcel (designated as the Headwaters Preserve by the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners ) was purchased by Orange County from the Solid <br /> Waste Enterprise Fund in 2016 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 2020 the three property owners adopted the 2020 Greene Tract <br /> Resolution for a Path Forward Process including the following : <br /> • Initiate an environmental assessment of the property to consider designating the <br /> most environmentally sensitive areas as the Headwaters Preserve <br /> • Initiate a Memorandum of Understanding between the three property owners <br /> related to decision - making process ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Chapel HilkCarrboro City Schools , in a 2019 letter, indicated continued <br /> interest in designating a school site on the Greene Tract ; and <br />