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one unit per five acres are in effect, Carrboro's plans would allow fo~~- densities much higher than that. Allowing higher densities in the transition area north of Carrboro can only increase development pressure on the watershed. He urged the County not to approve extension of the extra __._territorial jurisdiction north of Carrboro. Mrs. Margaret Holton presented a statement, a copy of which is filed in the permanent agenda located in the Clerk's office. Mr. sa Zara oza expressed concern that the 13 point plan was not a land use plan but wasteful thinking. He urged the County to devise a plan for sewer lines. He stated he felt if the governing bodies could get a grip on where the sewer and water lines will go, you will have a grip on land use planning over the County. Mr. Everette Billingsley. Executive Director of OWASA presented a statement, a copy of which is filed in the permanent agenda in the Clerk's Office. Mr. Warren L. Ganona presented a statement, a copy of which is filed in the permanent agenda in the Clerk's Office. Ms. Kathy Harris presented a statement, a copy of which is filed in the permanent agenda in the Clerk's Office. Mr. Pearson Stewart noted that he had conflicting ideas in his mind concerning the future of the Calvander/Homestead Road area east of the University Lake Watershed. He stated that he is very supportive of the residents goal to keep the Calvander/Homestead Road area as rural and very low density. Consequently, he strongly supports the concept of joint ~~lanning for the area south of Duke Forest. He noted that there was a big iifference between the Bolin Creek Watershed and the University Lake ;`;~~':_~::~atershed. The University Lake watershed is very inappropriate for development and the Bolin Creek Watershed is very appropriate for development. He expressed support for the extension of the extraterritorial jurisdiction and the placing of University Lake Watershed under County jurisdiction. He did note that these were two conflicting concepts concerning the future of the Calvander/Homestead Road but each is realistic and realizable. Mr. Michael Hartlev , a Bingham Township. resident, indicated. there are two watersheds in Bingham Township-Cane Creek and Collins Creek. The treatment of these two watersheds is very different. The water supply from Bingham which goes to Chapel Hill is substantially protected. The Collins Creek drainage which lies between Cane Creek and University Lake watersheds is used by Chapel Hill and receives a substantial amount of sewage from the treatment plants of Chapel Hill in the form of treated sludges which are applied to the lands in the Collins Creek basin. He indicated he felt any statement of what was acceptable in one drainage basin but not another is premature. He felt that the Collins Creek basin should also be included in any study of watersheds. He strongly opposed the concept of trading off an unprotected watershed for the protection of another. We indicated the need to look beyond reservoirs to groundwater and to that body of the public who do not consume water which is piped in but draws it untreated through private wells. Ms. Jean Earnhardt a resident of Calvander, stated that her family awns 400 acres of land north of Calvander on Union Grove Church Road. She agreed with Mr. Pinney that there is not a trend for selling and developing land in the Calvander community. She noted that about loo of these acres