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1. . 2. 3. 1~. the site should be located near those areas of the County most suitable for 5. industry and within about 10-12 miles of UNC. Mr. Irvin feels that serious 6. thought should be given to financial arrangements for any airport. He feels 7. that the backing should be sound in order to prevent collapse of any new air- 8. port and to prevent leaving UNC without an airport. 9. Mr. Lee Mehler read for the record a letter from a regional representative 10. of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (that letter is on pages of 11. this book). Mr. Mehler feels that there are some deficiencies in the airport 12. study. He stated that he would frame his comments specifically to Midway Air- 13. port because of his familiarity with that site. Mr. Mehler then addressed the 1!}. study: page 22, item g--he questions whether or not there are thirty-four 15. structures; structure is not defined; 16. page 24, item j--soil suitability, he questions whether or not this is 17. a "major factor" or "properly defined." He says it is a "cost factor" for 18. construction and it is a considerabhe cost factor. He feels this cost will limit 19. future development of the area. Airport approval fora septic system has been re- 20. ceived::page 24, item k-- 21. ~ page 24, item k--impact on agricultural activity, Mr. Mehler feels this 22. kind of impact by the Midway Airport would be mimimal.because of the noise impacts 23. and restrictions that Midway has. 24. Commissioner Willhoit asked Mr. Mehler the basis for his speculation on 25. the noise impact; Mr. Mehler replied the "information supplied by Mr. Bruce 26. Matthews." Mr. Mehler further continued in response to Commissioner Willhoit 27. that it was noise over a twenty-four hour period. Mr. Mehler continued his com- 28. ment: the site is barren, surrounded by a buffer of woods; he feels that at this 29. noise level impact on animal breeding activity will be nil. 30. page 37, # 3--Mr. Mehler asked what the definition-of "slight" increase 31, in the County. tax rate was. He said, due to the ongoing nature of maintenance 32. at the airport he would doubt whether the increase would be slight, but he had 33. no idea what it would be. 34. Chairman Whitted read for the record a letter he had received from Mr. 35. John Temple, representing the University of North Carolina's position with 36. regard to Section IX of the Study. (Item 4 under Consideration #2 and Item 37. 2 under Consideration #3.) (See page of this book for that letter.) 38. 39. 40.