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9 generally approved with little or no change. The proposed amendment would allow staff to reapprove expired Preliminary Plats which meet certain criteria. We have to be able to show that only minor changes have occurred. One change to the original proposal is in III-D-2-f(c) . This has been changed to read "any substantial change in the location of or decrease in the amount of open space, buffers, or area reserved for recreation use. " Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the proposed amendment to Section III- D-2-f of the Subdivision Regulations as revised by the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. NEW HOPE CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN The Administration recommends that the following steps be taken toward implementation of the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan. Both items 1 and 2 can be included as part of the Joint Planning Area Public Hearing with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro on October 10, 1991. 1. Incorporate the Plan as an element of the Comprehensive Plan for Orange County; 2. Direct the Planning Staff to coordinate with the Chapel Hill Planning Staff and propose appropriate amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, including recommendations from the New Hope Corridor Master Plan; and 3 . Direct the Planning Staff to provide information to the Rural Character Study Committee, the Planning Board/EDC Work Group, the Planning Board, and the Commissioners and Town Council members working on the Hillsborough Cooperative Planning Zone about the land in private ownership, utility easements, railroad right-of-way, and Duke Forest in the vicinity of University Station Road, Old NC 10, Mt. Hermon Church Road, Pleasant Green Road, and Eno River State Park. Motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the Administration' s recommendation. VOTE: UNANIMOUS E. HILLSBOROUGH COOPERATIVE PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES Marvin Collins stated that there are still two areas of the Cooperative Planning Area boundaries that the two governing boards have not agreed on. The first area is bounded generally by I-40, Old Chapel Hill-Hillsborough Road, NC. Highway 86, and the current Transition Area boundary; and the second area is bounded generally by U.S. 70 Bypass, U.S. 70 Business, and - Lawrence Road. The Administration's recommendation is that the Board of Commissioners withhold inclusion of both of these areas as part of the Hillsborough transition area. They also recommend a revision in the timetable, extending the process to give the Board some specifics instead of receiving the Planning Board recommendation on the agreement itself. During that time, a meeting may be held with the governing board of the Town of Hillsborough to review the agreement and discuss specific concerns. The agreement could then