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NHEREA~, the Roseman Property is immediately adjacent both to the Allred/Pharr Property and to an area owned by Browning Ferris Industries, or a related entity ("BFI"), commonly known as the BFI Landfill; and WHEREA~, the Roseman Property is now owned by BFI and is necessary and beneficial for the Project; and WHEREAS, BFI has need for "cover" for the BFI Landfill which may be obtained from the Roseman Property and the Allred/Pharr Property and has offered to transfer the Roseman Property to the Board and to provide a site ready "pad" for the Project consistent with the grading plan, specifications and tolerances therefor at a price not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000); and WHEREAS, the BFI offer will result in a savings to the Board and to the County and its citizens of at least Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00) in property acquisition and site preparation expenses for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Board has previously adopted a resolution approving the purchase of the Roseman Property in principle upon the terms set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, under the provisions ~f N.C.G.S. 115C- 426(f)(6), the Commission does hereby approve the acquisition of the Roseman Property to include development of the Project site, for a sum not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), provided that sufficient topsoil is reserved on the Project site to afford adequate and sufficient cover for landscaping the grounds surrounding the high school building and the area involved, with accompanying athletic facilities and amenities.