To: The Honorable Mayor and Board of Commissioners From: Cleveland Spruill, Chief of Police Subject: Lease on Holbrooks Road for K-9 Police Dog Training Facility
The Town of Huntersville approached Mecklenburg County staff with a request to lease a 200' x 200' portion of Tax Parcel 019-371-03 for a police K-9 training facility. The portion of the County's property that the Town is interested in leasing is the eastern portion of the Holbrooks Road Landfill. The property that the Town would like to use is not actively used and is inaccessible to the public.
The Solid Waste Department, which manages the landfill, is in agreement with leasing the property to the Town. Solid Waste is in favor of the additional police presence at the landfill as a means to deter illegal dumping and trespassing. The lease to the Town is subject to approval by the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR). County staff has determined that use of the property for K-9 training is unlikely to cause a negative impact to the landfill. Staff has been in communication with NCDENR and expects to receive approval for the proposed use shortly.
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