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~`~"~ Chairman Whitted agreed that there are a number of documents that have been endorsed or officially accepted by this Board, and could be added to our present planning effort to draw this together in a resolution. He added that even though we do not have "a formal land use plan adopted", it is certainly not that we completely ignored the fact, but we are indeed working toward one and that this area is included. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that the Growth Options Report set out our goals for a land use plan. He asked if the County had detailed summaries of the planning meetings which were held with the New Hope Association. He stated that one of the concerns which was express was _. preserving the character of the area. Ervin Dobson,•Planning Director, stated that a statement of the - resoluts of those meetings was included in the narrative statement which accompanied the maps, and that a summary that Orange County was attempting to act in terms of our planning, based on that publa.c meeting in the New Hope area. , Mr: Gustaveson stated that this should be a part of the historical stone which had been touched upon. The Planning Director stated that from the eight meetings which were held in the New Hope area, the general conclusion is stated on pages 57, 60, 64, and 65 of the proposed Sketch Development Plan for Chapel Hill Township, which was presented to the Board of Commissioners on May 13, 1976. B. B. Olive stated that in reference to the Growth Option Conference, and using that as an indication that we do have a documented plan in Orange County, that from his work on the Eno River Task Force, he had uncovered 2 or 3 reports compiled by various groups, which were appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners then in power. Both the 1972 and the 1974 Recreation and Parks Reports have maps with a number of pro- posed park sites and many are in this region.which is being discussed to- nigh. Both of these reports were submitted to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Chairman Whitted stated that we could submit this report and that he believes this was part of what was submitted at the June Public Hearing. Mr. Olive added that this is a part pf the Eno River Task Force Report. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that there was a public hearing on the Recreation Committee's report at an early stage. Mr. Olive suggested taking the three documents, the Options Conference Report, the 1972 Recreation Report and the 1974 Recreation Report and show that for many years, Orange County has attempted to preserve green areas. Ervin Dobson suggested that the Board consider the proposed Skitch Development Plan which spoke directly to this area as a green belt. Chairman Whitted stated this should be made available to the County Attorney, so that he can incorporate this into the resoluticn. Commissioner Gustaveson suggested that the amendments to the Zonvng Ordinance, which focus on areas along streams, and the New Hope was one of the streams in consideration, provided documentation of the concern in this area. Mr. Olive informed the Board of a resolution which was passed by the Board of Water and Air Resources at the time when there was a con- troversy with the "Roberts" about contaminating the New Hope Creek. This resolution which was adopted, set up a special protective water situation in that upper New Hope Creek. He added that this is a State resolution of record specifically directed to giving that area special protection. Hal Minis stated that the New Hope in that area was given a special classification for research. Mr. Olive added that they never actually classified it as a research stream, but it was upgraded from "D" to "B" and the resolution was passed. He stated that he would attempt to get a copy of the resoluticn.