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December 7, 1999 <br />The Honorable Rosemary Waldorf, Mayor <br />Town of Chapel Hill <br />306 N: Columbia St. <br />Chapel.Hill, NC 27516 <br />Dear Rosemary: <br />At the most recent work session of the County Commissioners on November 22, we <br />discussed some of the steps that will be necessary to accomplish the planned transfer of <br />solid waste management responsibility from the Town to the County on March 20, 2000. Of <br />particular importance to our two boards is the completion of all steps that will lead to rezoning <br />a portion of the Greene Tract, as provided for in the solid waste management interlocal <br />agreement, to permit certain solid waste management facilities and activities.' <br />We acknowledge the preference expressed by the Town Council in your November 18 letter <br />that sites other than the Greene Tract be considered for future solid waste activities. I think it <br />is fair to say that the Board of. Commissioners would .likewise prefer not to use the Greene <br />Tract for solid waste activities. When the time comes for siting decisions, we will certainly <br />consider all reasonable alternatives. However, the interlocal agreement was drawn up in its <br />final form to reflect the reality that the Board of Commissioners best choice may be to. use a <br />portion of the Greene Tract for solid waste facilities essential to our collectively meeting our <br />established solid waste reduction` goals. <br />County staff has developed the attached possible timetable to review a zoning application for <br />the Greene Tract. With the March 20 handover date as a planned deadline, staff have <br />worked backwards through the zoning application process to establish other public meeting <br />requirements such as the joint planning area public hearing (JPAPH). Town and County <br />zoning processes are somewhat different, but they will of necessity intersect at the JPAPH, <br />which is proposed to take place on February 21,-2000. <br />At the request of the Board of Commissioners, the Solid Waste Department is collaborating <br />with the County's Environment and Resource Conservation Department to contract for <br />several surveys of the Greene Tract. These include biological resources, archeological, and <br />cultural surveys of the entire 169 -acre parcel that will help determine the most appropriate <br />60 -acre site for the eventual 'material handling district. The exact 60 acre delineation of the <br />