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22 <br />STATEMENT OF CHANGED OR CHANGING CONDITIONS WHICH MAKE <br />THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REASONABLY NECESSARY <br />1. Several new water supply watersheds, including the Lower Eno, were recognized <br />in 1993 for protection in accordance with the State's Watershed Protection Act of <br />1989. The area included in the proposed amendment is now located in the only <br />Orange County portion of the Neuse River Basin that is not in a water supply <br />watershed. <br />2. The development of an elementary school in the proposed location will affect land <br />use patterns in the immediate area. Residential development in close proximity to <br />school sites is desirable to minimize traffic and to provide opportunities for <br />pedestrian and bike access. <br />3. The proximity to the proposed alignment to the western bypass and two major <br />arterial roads as shown on the Hillsborough Transportation Plan adopted in 1997 <br />will minimize traffic impact on existing local streets. <br />