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�t1•t <br /> As a member of the Bingham Township Advisory Council, Mr. Johnson <br /> said.there were those from Chapel Hill who want Horace Williams <br /> Airport shut down and viewed this airport as a way to get that <br /> accomplished. He said it probably wasn't useful to note that the <br /> - development !occurred around the airport which was there first. <br /> ` He questioned whether the location of the alternative should be .in <br /> Bingham Township. Mr. Johnson cited the Minutes of the Bingham <br /> Township Advisory Council from January 1979. and February 1979 which <br /> state that agriculture is the main industry in the Township, other <br /> industry is discouraged in Bingham and it is encouraged to locate <br /> in townships where they want it. Mr. Johnson asked those who opposed <br /> the. airport to stand; approximately four-fifths of the courtroom <br /> audience stood. Mr. Johnson outlined the objections from the stand- <br /> point of the Advisory Council.: 1) in conflict with the goals of the <br /> Township: 2) a precedent will be established if the permits are <br /> granted; 3) the development of Midway will cause problems. in the <br /> watershed; 4) the residents are concerned over the length of the <br /> runway;5) the residents fear that jets will be permitted to land <br /> there, light ones are being developed now which could land there; <br /> 6) concern exists that Mitchell Mountain may not be permitted under <br /> FAA standards. <br /> Mr. Johnson said the air traffic at Horace Williams / Clerk's Note: Here- <br /> after abbreviated HWQ could be restricted to UNC traffic only. That would <br /> eliminate about 80-90% of the air traffic. He questioned the 130,000 gallons of <br /> -A water and asked where it would oane from and questioned that the developers did <br /> not anticipate air transport, saying it was very cmum now and would be a <br /> ternptation. <br /> Mr. Johnson asked the Board to 1) refuse all permits; 2) <br /> refuse the office park permit, that was perceived as more of a threat <br /> to Bingham Township; or, 3) if the permits were granted, he asked <br /> the Board to remember Mr. Mehler's "glowing descriptions" of the <br /> buildings and asked the .Board to make those promises part of the <br /> permit requirements. <br /> i <br />