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Vote on a request to grant and execute the proposed Sewer and Greenway Easement to the Town of Pittsboro for the Robeson Creek Greenway within an existing utility easement and additional areas outside the existing utility easement upon county-owned property located adjacent to, and south of, the Justice Center in Pittsboro, off Sanford Road, and with Parcel ID# 0007775
Abstract
Action Requested: Vote on a request to grant and execute the proposed Sewer and Greenway Easement to the Town of Pittsboro for the Robeson Creek Greenway within an existing utility easement and additional areas outside the existing utility easement upon county-owned property located adjacent to, and south of, the Justice Center in Pittsboro, off Sanford Road, and with Parcel ID# 0007775
Introduction & Background: The Robeson Creek Greenway extends from US 15-501/Sandford Road, just south of the Justice Center, and moves west, ending along South Small Street. The greenway has been in place for a number of years as a gravel path. Last fall, the Town of Pittsboro had the existing greenway paved with 2" asphalt. During this project, the preliminary survey revealed that the easement was incorrectly recorded previously and did not include both the greenway and the sewer within the easement in some areas. As a result, the Town hired a surveyor to propose a new easement to correctly capture both the greenway and the sewer line in its entirety. Accordingly, the Town request the County to consider approving the new easement that accommodates the sewer utility and greenway easement areas. These additional greenway easement areas are labeled in the attached preliminary greenway plant.
Discussion & Analysis: The additional areas taken in by the improved greenway surface, as shown in the attached plat, imposes no notable increased burden on the county's property and serves a general public purpose that the county has, in the past, been agreeable to.
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