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Discussion of Greene Tract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is support a Board discussion of the Greene Tract in preparation the November 17th Assembly of Governments meeting.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION:
The Greene Tract, an approximately 164-acre parcel, was purchased jointly by Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in 1984 for use as a potential future landfill. In 1999, an interlocal agreement was enacted that transferred ownership of approximately 104 acres to joint ownership and left the remaining 60 acres as an asset of the Solid Waste Fund following the decision to pursue other options for solid waste management when the Eubanks Road landfill was closed. The interlocal agreement for solid waste management outlined the manner in which the owners would decide on the disposition of the property held in joint ownership (Attachment A).
Over the past two years, engineering design and outreach activities for the Rogers Road sewer construction project have been ongoing. In addition, planning activities for the area and for the Greene Tract have been underway. A discussion item on the Greene Tract, including mention of the staff technical and environmental scan of the property, and an information item on the recently completed Mapping Our Community's Future effort (Attachment B), are included on the agenda for the Assembly of Governments meeting (November 17th).
The Board of Aldermen has discussed the disposition of the Greene tract on a number of occasions starting in December 2001. More recently, the Board of Aldermen discussed the property in March 2013 related to the work of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force and adopted an updated resolution; related materials may be reviewed at the following links:
* Agenda materials, including background information - https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationD...
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