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_. ~ ,~ i ~ . . Dr. Gaede quoted a statement of Rev. William Richardson, which said that people should be given an opportunity to live where they want to, whether in a mobile home or in a site built home. Gerry Soldi, a resident .of Mt. Siani Road, stated that she felt the area under discussion should remain under the County jurisdiction. She stated that as County residents, the people in the proposed extended area could vote for the County Commissioners whereby they would not be per- mitted to vote for the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen. She stated that during the past year, the County had spent time, money and energy to develop a land use plan in the County's townships. Public hearings have been held in the New Hope area by the Planning Staff, and presently Town- ship Advisory Councils are being established which will give people from the various areas of the County a voice as to what happens to their town- ship. She asked that these Advisory Councils be given an opportunity to work and to keep the areas of authority sharply defined. The New Hope area would like to stay under the County's jurisdiction. John Kline, a resident of the New Hope area, and a member of the New Hope Fire Department, spoke in opposition to the request for extension. He stated that on October 3, 1977, at a meeting of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, the Department had voted to oppose the request. He added that serious democratic problems would arise if this request was granted. Charles Johnston, a resident of Whitfield Road, spoke against the request. He stated that if the area must be zoned, it should be zoned under the authority of people for whom we have a vote. He added that there was no justification for the extension for this large. an area of extension. Richard Sparrow who lives in the Southern Triangle area, which is proposed to be taken into the extension by Chapel Hill, stated that he was personally opposed to the request. Mr. Sparrow stated that many older families lived in this area and were opposed to the extension. He respectfully requested the request be denied. Ellen Cheek of the Southern Triangle area presented a petition to be filed with the Chapel Hill Planning Board and to the County Commissioners, of 119 signatures opposing the request for extension. Ms. Cheek stated that residents in her area wanted to maintain their rural setting. Ray Sparrow who has been a life long resident of Chapel Hill, and now lives in Carrboro, with plans to go back to the Chapel Hi11 area spoke. Mr. Sparrow stated that the policies of Chapel Hill tended to attempt to create an "elite" Town. He stated that because of the planning policies of Chapel Hill, many of the older families have moved out of the Town into other areas. Some of the planning policies have caused financial burdens for people who cannot affort to oppose the policies. He added that the - people in his area could not vote for or against the Chapel Hill hoard of Alderman. However, they do have a vote for the County. Mr. Sparrow ended his remarks by stating that the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Board of Alderman wanted this area for their purposes, and not for the good of the people living in this area. Ellen Cheek asked that the members of the Planning Boards identify the areas of the County in which they live. This was done and Chairman Boaar explained that the County Planning Board was made up of persons from each township within the County. Lise Price asked that the Planning Director point out on the map the areas which would be urbanized over the next ten years. Mr. Dobson stated that the areas started at the Durham County line and moved along the Weaver Dairy Road and down Hwy. 86 and past State Road 1777 and then met the present Chapel Hi11 Planning line. Then down into the area paralleled with the Horace Williams Airport to about 2000 feet above the Carrboro City limits to a point along Hwy. 86. Ms. Price, a resident of North Forest Hills, stated that currently the planning. district line ran through the North Forest Hills and that it does not make sense to divide the area, but to include the community in the planning district of Chapel Hill. Charles Johnston pointed out that Ms. Prase was not in favor of extended the planning area in all the. proposed locations.