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~ ~:~~ 7 The audience indicated by a show of hands they would support reasonable zoning. Efland emphasized the people of Cheel:s Township are not against zoning, and proposed a committee be set up to work at resolving the impass and enhance communications. Commissioner Iti"hitted noted that time had been provided for ail questions to be answered and the proposed land use plan was reasonable. Bobby Nichols, farmer and landowner, questioned the use of the -- land owned by Duke University and was told that the area is designated as a public interest area which is more restricted than a water quality critical area. George Johnson, representative of the Hillsborough Economic Committee commented one the importance of proper zoning for economic development. He referred to the land in Cheeks township zoned Industrial and noted that 600 acres along the corridor is zoned agriculture. tie endorsed the special use permit concept. Chair 6•Fillhoit noted that prezoning would provide sites suitable and ready for industrial development but first a land use plan and zoning must be in place. Myron Martin, Hillsborough Planning Board T~tember, noted that on two occasions he had requested maps of the v?est Orange Land area from the Planning staff and received no response to his requests. }te emphasized a need for land. to be zoned industrial. Lillie Coble spoke opposing the zoning of Cheeks Township and the -. minimum lot size that can be purchased to build a house. Chair t•7illhoit pointed out that the coning will not prevent anyone from living on one acre -. of lane; that the Health Department controls the minimum size of the lot and zoning would not require a larger lot except in certain areas. Richard t2oore, Cheeks Township, spoke about economic development issues and a study of the southeast area of the country conducted by the N.C. Occupational. Safety and Health in which he sited four reasons for industry to move into a particular area. Tn all studies cuality of life was in the first 5 categories of the survey. In the top 10 categories of the survey was the quality of water supply. Economic Development is important. Bill Dorsett, Landowner and Chairman of the Cheel:s Advisory Council, expressed concern about the watez quality critical area being only mapped for a part of Cheeks Township, and expressed a desire that the people of Cheeks Township have more input into the decisions for Cheeks Township. Roy c4cAdoo indicated too much studying of the project was done with no final results. He is not against zoning that is fair and suitable for the people. Commissioner Lioyd pointed out the delay in the process because of the sewer line and felt no determination could be made on the land use plan until a location is determined for the sewer line and the reservoir. He referred to the February 20th minutes of the Planning Board which discussed Cheeks zoning and the water critical area and Dr. Ervin's proposal to proceed with the installation of a sewer line to the Efland Estates area znd the Efland Chee}:s School at a minimum cost and conduct further studies on the larger service basins after zoning is instituted and the land use plan adopted; thus correlating the zoning ordinance and land