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Approval of a Resolution Authorizing Town Manager to Sign Greene Tract Deeds
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to approve a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to sign the Greene Tract deeds associated with the property recombination to allow for the transfer of property with the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7327; Marty Roupe, Development Review Administrator, mroupe@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7333
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Adopted resolutions and interlocal agreements provide the policy direction for ongoing work in the Rogers Road community and specifically related to future uses of the Greene Tract. This work continues from the 2012 re-initiation of several previous efforts to satisfy commitments made to the historically Black neighborhood in relation to siting the regional landfill there in 1972. The 2012 task force work led to the 2021 adoption of a resolution on the Greene Tract's future uses and preservation, as well as development of a community center, planning process that was formulated and directed by community members, installation of public sewer, and implementation of zoning uniformity in the Carrboro and Chapel Hill portions of the Rogers Road community. See Rogers Road Neighborhood Projects | Carrboro, NC - Official Website (townofcarrboro.org) for more information.
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 on the east edge of the Town of Chapel Hill's ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction), approximately .4 miles from the northeastern boundary of the Town of Carrboro's portion of th...
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