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Vote to Proceed with the Subdivision of County-Owned Real Property, Associated with Tax ID Numbers 89649 and 62426, to be Conveyed to the Town of Pittsboro
Abstract
Introduction & Background: The county owns two parcels of land in and near downtown Pittsboro, and staff recommends conveying portions of each to the Town of Pittsboro for its public use. The first property is the Historic Courthouse square in downtown Pittsboro, with Parcel ID # 89649. This property is physically divided by NC Department of Transportation roads, including the traffic circle around the Historic Courthouse. The proposal is to subdivide the two northern corners of this property and convey the two corners to the Town of Pittsboro. In total, the two corners are roughly one quarter of an acer.
The second property proposed is the Old Central Services Building previously owned and occupied by Chatham County Schools, with Parcel ID # 62426. Staff's recommendation is to subdivide the existing baseball field and adjacent fenced area at the southern end of this property and convey it to the Town of Pittsboro. The total proposed area is approximately 2.4 acres.
Discussion & Analysis: The downtown Historic Courthouse square property corners being recommended for subdivision and conveyance exist within the Pittsboro Downtown District, where both corners are presently utilized for additional downtown parking. The Town of Pittsboro has been granted an easement by Chatham County on the northwest corner. The easement was granted by the county for the Town to make and maintain improvements to the property. These improvements include a rain garden and the installation of pervious brick pavers. The county has no intended public use of these two corners beyond their current use, which is parking. As a practical matter, these two corners are an extension of downtown Pittsboro and serve to benefit the Downtown District with additional parking.
The Old Central Services property being recomm...
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