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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 2, 2002 Action Age da Item No. ~-, SUBJECT: Adams Tract -Potential Participation DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Conservation ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: 1) Staff Memo David Stancil, 245-2590 2) Carrboro Response to Questions (11/12/02) 3) Map TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider potential participation in the acquisition of a 29-acre site in Carrboro, in conjunction with the Town of Carrboro. BACKGROUND: In May of this year, the Town of Carrboro transmitted a request for County participation in the acquisition of a 29-acre tract of land along Bolin Creek inside the Town known as the "Adams Tract." Specifically, the Town asked if Orange County would appropriate funds to be used as local government matching funds for a grant application to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund. In October, the Town asked that the $750,000 portion of the 2001 Parks and Open Space bond identified for Carrboro greenways be used to provide matching funds toward the acquisition of this property. On November 11th, the Board discussed this request. As a result of that discussion, the Board asked that: 1. A set of clarifying questions be transmitted to the Town of Carrboro regarding potential participation in this acquisition (please see Attachment 1), and 2. That a special presentation be scheduled for November 19th, inviting Town staff and Board members to make a presentation on the significance of this property to the Town and County open space networks and natural areas. Carrboro's responses to the questions were transmitted as a part of the Board's special presentation on this item on November 19, and are again included as an attachment.