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Response to the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority Regarding its Recent Land Lease Request for Proposals
Recommended Action:
That the Board of Commissioners:
1. Authorizes staff to obtain an appraisal on Parcel 2 (approximately 60 acres) and Parcel 3 (approximately 90 acres) as identified in the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Land Lease Request for Proposals; and
2. Adopt a resolution supporting The Conservation Fund’s purchase of the Odd Fellows/Crabtree Creek property.
3. Authorizes the County Manager to send a letter to the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority expressing:
a. the County's interest in leasing Parcel 2 and Parcel 3;
b. a request for a 90 day extension of the Land Lease Request for Proposals to allow the County time to develop a proposal; and
c. the County's support of The Conservation Fund's offer to purchase the Odd Fellows/Crabtree Creek property (Parcel 1) for $6.46 million to preserve the land and have it added to the Umstead State Park property.