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1. 8 2. }. i3 :J • 3. L . Pilot's Association. He spoke in favor of the proposed airport in 5. Bingham Township. He declared that the only jet craft which might be 6. using the runway would be Cessna Citations or Lear Jets. The majority 7. of aircraft would be small light planes; there would be no commercial 8. line using the airport. Mr. Rudd cited studies concerning noise levels 9, at airports corresponding in size to the proposed airport which showed 10. that noise levels were not significant. He said the Chapel Hill Air- 11. port had had 25 years of safe operation and saw no reason why it should 12. not continue to operate in that manner and no reason to expect the 13. proposed airport to do otherwise. Mr. Rudd concluded, "Therefore, I feel that most of the comments that are being made are in fact. . . 15, /Based on] emotional feelings rather than factual information." 16. Ralph Perry, (no address given): Mr. Perry asked who was on 17. the Zoning Board and stated that sewage was running through a well 18. and nothing was being done. He stated that he doesn't approve of the 19. way tax money is being spent. 20, Chairperson Crawford asked if anyone else wished to express him/her 21_ self on the proposed Zoning Atlas; no one responded. She then declared 22. that portion of the hearing devoted to the proposed Zoning Atlas concluded. 23. Chairperson Crawford then opened the floor to public comment on the 2L.. proposed Zoning Text and stated that each individual article would be 256 considered in turn. 26. ARTICLE 1 27. Alan Biermann: Mr. Biermann stated that he wanted a strong 28. zoning ordinance,that under the proposed Zoning Ordinance the concept 29* of a zone was strongly undermined. He is opposed to the concept 30. of a planned development and said that under this zoning ordinance 31. "almost anything" could be "placed almost-anywhere." Mr. Biermann 32. said there were "No teeth 'in the Ordinance as written." He said he 330 saw little discussion of land values or of traffic patterns. He cam- 34- plained in general of weak wording. Ben Lloyd, Route 1, Efland: Mr. Lloyd doesn't think that the 35• 361 Board of Commissioners gives enough consideration to rural Orange County in this Ordinance. Mr. Lloyd suggested the Board check the 37. 38. 39.