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~~~ Laura Hill stated that the retail area only includes those in exisf:ence and Scotswood. Planning Soard Member David Shanklin inquired about the population ~~, increase between 1980 and 1985 and Laura Hill indicated the popula~tian~ increase for that time span averaged out at 6.3~ a year and this was the' figure used in the report. -.~ COMMENTS OR UESTIONS FROM CITIZENS DoN COX , property owner in the Pantry area and one of the County~s soil and water district supervisors and President of the Eno River Assoc. expressed support for considering a preservation/conservation area. He requested that the Planning Board and planners consider several points while the opportunity and time to preserve the habitat for the wild life in this area still exists. The depth of the areas along the river will be the only remaining areas that can provide a sufficient acreage and depth of land to preserve the whole breathe of our wildlife ecology. Limiting that to just the 100 year floodplain with 15•°s slopes may not be adequate space in some places - particularly as it is very steep. Once those lands are lost to development and additional roads wildlife has no other choice. If it loses its habitat it dies. Provision needs to be made now. by exercising responsibility for providing that habitat far our native wildlife. In addition, the Orange County Commissioners have made a policy that was set some years ago regarding the value of preserving lands along the Eno River. It would seem prudent at this time to take a look at that and also to look at some of the incentives that landowners would have far preserving this land - putting it in a conservation easement, putting it in public ownership or private ownership but there are incentives for doing so. He requested that the County take an active role publicizing those incentives and working jointly with the Town and other organizations in coming up with a long range management plan.. On the 5th of August there was a rainfall that has a frequency of one in seven or one in ten years occurrence which apparently reached the 100 year floodplain markers in the lowlands along in this area of the river (pointed to the ma should say to us that the historical flow levels that were used that were gathered from 1929 through 1971 that were used to calculate the 100 year flood plain do not account for the conversion of land up river from forest land and fields to streets and roof tops and other impervious surfaces. What that means is if a ten year frequency rainfall can produce a 100-year flood level, what is a twenty- five or a fifty or a one hundred year rainfall then going to produce. Certainly flood levels are in excess of that. As you look at that, I know there are several-legal requirements imposed upon that definition of 100- year flood plain but I think it would be prudent for the County to point out to people that if they do something on the edges and the borders of that, that they may be putting themselves and their property in jeopardy. Planning Board Chair Barry Jacobs noted for information that a study will be done on the Eno River district next year which will address some of the concerns Mr. Cox expressed. Hervey McIver, Chair of the Hillsborough spoke about the thoroughfare plan as p; Hillsborough. The basic problem was how to Hillsborough from North 86 and Route 57 to 86 that Lawrence. Road or some other road might be to connect east of Hillsborough. Township Advisory Council, roposed far the Town of route traffic coming into South and x-40. It may be forced north of these areas JAMES M. AND MYRA KIRKMAN Z-6-85