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8 <br />BEN LLOYD feels that Orange County should have enough money <br />to do whatever it wants. In 1983, an Economic Development <br />Commission was created. However, twelve years later there has not <br />been a brick laid in the US70, I85 southern railway corridor. The <br />plan should be to create some industrial and economic growth in <br />this County to provide the money needed for new schools. He told <br />of a new school built in Caswell County for 600 students for <br />$4,525,624 compared to McDougle Middle School for 740 students at <br />a cost of 11.5 million. He feels the school board needs to <br />consider the most economical and viable way to provide those new <br />schools. <br />END OF PIIBLIC COMMENT <br />Chair Carey acknowledged that letters have been received from <br />Jill Blackburn in support of the proposed increase in the school <br />impact fee, from Barry Jacobs asking that the Board make some <br />tangible efforts to address several equity and procedural concerns <br />before raising the impact fee and a letter was received on May 26 <br />from Joan C. Smith asking that the Board of County Commissioners <br />strongly oppose raising the facilities impact fee. <br />Chair Carey announced that the Board of County Commissioners <br />will consider a decision on this item at their June 5, 1995 <br />regular meeting. <br />Commissioner Willhoit made reference to a table Mr. Collins <br />had a year ago showing the number of building permits in the <br />County's planning jurisdiction. It was broken down by mobile <br />homes and site building. To the extend that this data is <br />available, he would like to have an update of this table. He <br />recalls that about 50$ of the building permits in the Orange <br />County School district were for mobile homes and most of the <br />building permits in Chapel Hill and Carrboro were for multi- <br />bedroom homes. He feels that this could provide a basis for a <br />differential fee. <br />With no further comments, Chair Carey, Jr. adjourned the <br />meeting. The next regular meeting of the Board will be on Monday, <br />June 5, 1995 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orange Grove Community Center in <br />Bingham Township. <br />Chair Carey, Jr. <br />Beverly A. Blythe <br />