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. . 298 � V L w by the way development is taking place around the airport; it seems that that's where all the development in Chapel Hill is taking place right now. If HWA had not adversely affected property values I'd hate to see what it would look like out there today. Commissioner Marshall: With regard to the Midway Airport project now before the Board we / the Board of Commissioners] must find whether or not it is legally "within our adopted Zoning Ordinance or not" and many citizens who live in the area of the proposed site have "perceptions" of the airport having a "nuisance value." She continued asking Mr. Matthews if in his dealings with other communities the-,citizens there had similar perceptions. Mr. Matthews: Replied that from attending public hearings on airports, only those who "literally live on -the runway" and he specified 1000' to 1500' from the runway were those who were mounting the "concerted effort"opposing the airports. He cited the Warren Field in Washington, N.C., as an airport • in use twenty-four hours a day and as having an area of "exclusive housing" near it. He said that there were jets using that airport and as far as he knew • there was no major effort to close it down although he was sure some landowners objected to it, they had not banded together to get relief. Commissioner Whitted: Noting that Mr. Matthews was responsible for HWA, asked if, that airport conformed to the established criteria for approach, clear zones. Mr. Matthews: "No, sir." Commissioner Whitted: "There are violations?" Mr. Matthews: "Substantial violations," He referred to a diagram showing approach and clear zones and related it to the HWA situation. He said that the HWA runway was East-West and the University of North Carolina probably owned about 500' to NC 86 which runs North-South; and, on the other side of NC 86 trees which are about 100' tall are growing giving an approach of about 10:1. He said at the other end of the runway at HWA the University owned about 1500' but that trees were growing to such a height there that the approach was only about 5:1. The University had been told to trim the trees but had .not done so. Commissioner Whitted: Does that "constitute a safety hazard?" Mr. Matthews: "I'm not qualified to make that statement." He did, however, continue that there had been no accidents at HWA due to the height of the trees. to hir knowledge. Ms. Crawford: Asked if Mr. Matthews knew what the flight patterns of Midway would be.