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4 1 6 r strongly against being completely surrounded by this type of development. His neighborhood needs to be protected by the Hoard of county Commissioners. The lots in his area are just under one acre. if it is true that they would not be allowed to rebuild after a fire unless they had at least one acre, that needs to be addressed before the fact, not after. DWIGHT NICHOLS, an east orange County/Highway 70 resident, indicated that he totally supports Ibis plan RICHARD MORRISON, a Collins Creek area resident, spoke in opposition to the proposed plan. He visited most of his neighbors and discussed this proposal with them and they all were opposed to the proposal. LYNNE CHYTILO, a white Cross resident, questioned who this economic development would benefit -- the community or the developers? She indicated strong opposition to this plan and asked that the county continue to require a ` Special Use Permit for each development. CRAIG HOXIE, a whispering Pines resident, spoke in opposition to economic development in or near his neighborhood. He feels that the issue of safety is extremely critical to the well-being of his community. He also mentioned that he believed that Durham would be tempted to annex any commercial development that is close to its border. RAY GREEN, a resident of the West Brook subdivision, spoke in opposition to this development proposal. He indicted concern for urban storm water runoff, erosion and other pollution that might originate on that site. He would prefer that the zoning remain the same as it was when he purchased this property. He expressed sympathy with the overall goals of this proposal. He understands the need for gobs and commercial development, however, he perceives problems with the current proposal. The buffers need to be at least loo feet, however, this is inadequate for many of the permitted uses. The present proposal would permit utilities and access roads in the buffer stripe He stated that in order for buffer strips to be effective the land must be undisturbed. He also requested that the requirement for a buffer not be waived for any reason TED BRYANT, I-40/01d NC 86 property owner, plans to build on that property in the future. He read a letter into the record in which he requested that his properties, (Tax Map Plots 7. 20024, 7* . . 29E & 7. 2. . 29F) , excluding that which is in the Rural Buffer, be included in the Comprehensive Plan (cP-1-93) under the proposed rezoning economic development district as soon as practical, This letter, with attached map, is located in the permanent agenda file. CYNTHIA ELLIOTT, a. resident of Collins Creek Road, spoke in opposition to this proposal. Highway 54 is becoming increasingly more dangerous each year and commercial development will only compound this danger; A letter from Ruth and Bruce Carney who also reside in this area was read expressing their opposition to this proposal. CYNTHIA MAEY, a white Cross resident, hopes that this area will remain residential and is opposed to this plan. VIRGINIA LESLIE, a Collins Creek resident, spoke in opposition to this plan; She stated that air and water quality could be adversely affected by commercial