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16 <br /> Chair Hamilton welcomed John Burgiss and noted his expertise and experience. <br /> Commissioner Carter thanked Nancy Freeman for her service to the county and welcomed <br /> John Burgiss. <br /> b. Solicitation of Offers —6823 Millhouse Road <br /> The Board discussed a "Solicitation of Offers for Purchase of Real Property for Public Purpose <br /> Use, 6823 Millhouse Road." <br /> BACKGROUND: At the Board's November 11, 2025 work session, staff presented information <br /> concerning options for the potential sale of approximately 45 acres of land at 6823 Millhouse Road <br /> for the purpose of facilitating a non-profit owned and operated field complex that would include <br /> both private and public field play use. This property has previously been referred to as part of the <br /> Future Millhouse Road Park and was listed in previous County Capital Investment Plans as such. <br /> As shown on the overall site map, the total property is 79 acres, with approximately 34 acres to <br /> the western and southwestern areas of the site containing natural resource constraints, a Natural <br /> Heritage site adjoining Duke Forest, and topographic changes not suitable for a field complex. <br /> The Board reviewed this part of the property at the November 11, 2025 work session and <br /> determined that only the 45 acres shown on the map of available area should be included in the <br /> area for sale. The remaining 34 acres of natural resource land may be retained or conveyed to a <br /> conservation partner, pending further discussions. <br /> Under the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS), sale of property to a non-profit organization <br /> for a public purpose is authorized under NCGS 160A-279(a) and 160A-267. <br /> At the November 11, 2025 work session, the Board authorized the Manager, Attorney and staff to <br /> develop a document to solicit proposals for purchase by a non-profit organization, under the public <br /> purpose provisions above, to develop a multi-field complex for soccer and/or other similar field <br /> sports, with certain conditions attached: <br /> • The fields complex will be managed and operated so as to allow both private usage <br /> coordinated by the non-profit owner as well as usage for public recreational play, including <br /> tournaments and other special events; <br /> • The non-profit owner will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement concurrent with the sale <br /> of the property regarding the property, expectations of use and other conditions; and <br /> • A deed restriction that reverts the land to County ownership if the conditions of usage are <br /> not met will be included in the deed of sale; <br /> Pending Board discussion, the attached Solicitation of Offers could be published on or around <br /> March 26, 2026, and proposals (with purchase offers) from qualifying non-profit organizations <br /> could be submitted by April 24, 2026. Once proposals are received, relevant information on the <br /> proposals will be prepared and presented to the Board to consider terms of a contract to sell and <br /> determine a recommended purchaser. Once this is completed, a contract and deed of sale, along <br /> with a Memorandum of Agreement between the parties as outlined above, would be prepared for <br /> the Board's consideration. <br /> David Stancil, DEAPR Director, introduced the item. He referred to the following map: <br />