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Hill is in support of such a plan. He asked that it be practiced rn~:~ Calvander what Chapel Hill preaches and not what is politically expedient. Mr. Pinney noted that much of the Calvander area is in large tracts and those property owners are not interested in development or selling for development. This being the case, he felt that Carrboro would very soon again need room in which to expand. Ms. Debra Keena~Levin stated she is a homeowner in the Fox Meadow Subdivision and is opposed to the land swap between Orange County and Carrboro. She expressed the feeling that every citizen in Orange County is morally responsible for the watershed and that it is unacceptable to use it for land bargaining purposes. As a resident of Fox Meadow she expressed opposition to the change of land use classification from rural residential to suburban residential. She felt that neither classification reflects the character of the neighborhood which is one unit per acre and the intent is to see that this is preserved. Mr. Neal Kaplan stated he is a homewoner in the Fox Meadow Subdivision and is opposed to the land swap with Carrboro. He noted opposition to Carrboro having jurisdiction over his neighborhood which would mean-having no representation or input into what is decided about the future use of the land. He continued that he felt annexation would be sure to follow such a land swap. He indicated agreement with protection of the watershed and joint planning but not at the expense of putting development pressure on the Homestead Raad area. He could see no :benefits to his community from a land swap with Carrboro and wished to go on record as utterly opposed to the swap. Ms. Suzanne Allen expressed opposition to the land swap with Carrboro but is supportive of watershed protection and joint planning. She ~zoted that with Fox Meadow not having representation in Carrboro, she is ,:,;;uncomfortable with Carrboro having planning jurisdiction aver the area. She indicated that she felt Carrboro desires the swap only because it cannot develop the land in the watershed. She continued that she felt this swap is the first step toward annexation by Carrboro and she does not wish to be annexed by Carrboro because of its pro-grwth, high tax rate and its reputation of poor service. In summary, she desired to go on record as being opposed to the land swap and wished to remain under the current planning jurisdiction of Orange County. Jef began by pointing out what he considered to be errors in the map as related to the boundaries between rural buffer and transition areas. He spoke in general opposition to the extra- territorial jurisdiction swap. He indicated he was not anti growth but felt protection of the watershed was of foremost importance. He suggested deferring action until results of the proposed study of University Lake Watershed were available - a period currently estimated to be two years. He felt the ultimate answer was a greater spirit of compromise among the various governing bodies in orange County. Finally, he indicated that he didn't think the best interests of Calvander residents were being considered by Carrboro. Mr. Arlin Scott indicated he moved into the Rogers Road/Homestead Road area from Ohio within the last year. He felt that if annexation were to take place it should be by Chapel Hill and not Carrboro since he lives fearer to Chapel Hill than Carrboro. He expressed the feeling that services from Chapel Hill would be better than those coming from Carrboro. _3e asked to go on record as having no desire to be annexed by Carrboro. Mr.___John Hartlev a resident of Calvander, expressed concern with