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Greene Tract Resolution Approving the Draft Recombination Plat and Conceptual Plan
PURPOSE: To consider approval of the Greene Tract Resolution Approving the Draft Recombination Plat and Conceptual Plan for the 60-acre Portion of the Greene Tract in County Ownership and the 104-acre Portion of the Greene Tract in Joint Ownership between Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Martin Roupe - 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: The Greene Tract is a 167 acre parcel of which 107 acres is jointly owned by Orange County/Chapel Hill/Carrboro and 60 acres owned by Orange County (Headwaters Preserve). The parcel is located east of the Rogers Road community within the Town of Chapel Hill's ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction) - see vicinity map in Attachment 2.
In May 2017, a joint staff work group began to examine the preservation and development potential of the Greene Tract. This process included specific elements and goals including, but not limited to:
* Incorporate a future elementary school and park site,
* Preserve valuable environmental features and corridors,
* Protect historical and cultural resources,
* Encourage cost effective infrastructure, and
* Identify areas for future development.
In addition, the Managers, Mayors, and Chair (MMC) group recommended staff examine the reconfiguration of the joint-owned and County-owned tracts.
Greene Tract Resolution for a Path Forward
In January 2020, the Towns and County adopted the 2020 Greene Tract resolution. Not only did this resolution identify land use acreages for the Greene Tract and initiate an environmental assessment, but it also initiated the drafting of an Interlocal Agreement between the three jurisdictions.
Greene Tract Environmental Assessment
The Greene Tract Resolution for a Path Forward initiated the draft...
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