Although the BOT agreed with most of the town's recent Memorandum of Understanding -- a 17-point proposal outlining the town's expectations of the University as it develops the tract -- its response differed with the town on three of the suggestions.
UNC's response to the town's requests included the deferral of a previous commitment to pay for the landfill's cleanup and a rejection of a town requirement to make students register their vehicles.
The third area BOT members highlighted dealt with how improvements to private enterprises that might be constructed on the tract would be taxed.
The University chose to defer its decision concerning the cleanup until more planning on the tract has been done.
The Horace Williams tract is a 979-acre parcel of land north of main campus that is slated for development under the University's Master Plan, a 50-year guide for campus development.
Chapel Hill Town Manager Cal Horton said the suggestion to clean up the landfill originally was made by the University and that he does not know why the BOT then elected to wait for additional evaluation before making the decision.
Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, said University officials think it is too early to address specific plans for the Horace Williams property.
But Waldrop, who leads the Horace Williams Advisory Committee and oversees planning for the tract, said he does not expect UNC to go back on its agreement to pay for the landfill's maintenance.
"I think the reason (for the deferral) is we need to have a better feel for what we are going to do and what the costs will be," Waldrop said. "It is my expectation that the University will play a role in assuming these costs, which will be quite substantial."