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1. 2. 3- ..154.. _ __.....,._.. __ - -- _ _ -- --- ~~~ ~• created to protect "private hamos:' and that Midway was a departure from that 5 original concept; it would require additional resources, training. Dr. Griggs b• said the Fire Department wished to "go on record as notifying the Commissioners 7• that this would require a considerable elevation in" the Fire Department's g• "capabilities." 9• Following this preamble, Dr. Griggs addressed specifics from Mr. Johnson's 10• letter., previously cited: 1) questionable water supply; 2) movement of the water; 11• 3) additional equipment needed; 4) for certain types of fires, specific to this 1~• project, mare than'wator would be needed, far example, foams, and the Fire Depart- 1 3• ment requests that Midway provide these additional supplies.and a place to store ' 14• them; 5) recommendations for safety; and, 6) need for an access road to the site 1 S• from Teer Road: /the details are spelled out in Mr. Johnson's letter.] ].6. Ms. Miriam Murdock, Bingham Township: Said that she hoped to convince 1 ~• the Commissioners of the inappropriateness of this location for an airport. 1 ~• She said while she was in sympathy with those who desired to close down HWA, there 19• were two differences between those residents of Bingham Township and those around 20• HWA: 1) "We were here before the airport;" and ,2) HWA has 50 spaces, while . 21• Midway plans for 276 hangared planes and unknown numbers of tie downs. She said 2 2• that they were not trying to move an existing airport that proceeded the building 23• of the homes and that most people had bought so that they could experience the 2~.• quiet unspoiled land without "planes" buzzing aver the children's heads. 25• She continued that the Township was "delighted" when the Zoning Ordinance 26. called for Bingham to be zoned Agricultural/Residential. She feels that there ~7o is "no more inappropriate place in Orange County" for an airport. She said that ~~~ the establishment of land reserved rural was important, especially since Chapel 29• Hill was expanding; she Hated that people would see the Midway Airport and equate 30. that with the HWA problem increased 50 times. She feels that demonstrates that 31• property values are not enhanced. 32• '. Ms. Murdock continued that traffic concerns were an issue; she feels that 33• a North-South highway would be needed in addition to Highway 54. She cited 3~1-• additional demands on taxpayers; she noted that those persons served by I-85 35. 'would not be adequately served by Midway Airport; she cited a survey of pilots .3~• which showed that fewer than 10% would relocate to a site on the Durham-Orange 37• boundary. She feels the potential for the failure of the project is too groat 3~. and that the County Commissioners may later have to approve the Airpark project 39.