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PAGE S However, the changes proposed tonight do not strengthen the Rural Buffer. They punch a hold in the middle of it, right at one of its most vulnerable spots. If approved, there `-"`? is a danger that these changes would be the initial leak that would destroy the dike. If ;~ the fabric of the Rural Buffer is threatened, it should be for the sake of an urgent c requirement that benefits a significant portion of the County and it can be located nowhere else. However, the changes that have been presented tonight fall way short of being urgent or of benefiting a significant portion of the County or cannot be located elsewhere. The members of the Stoneycreek Neighborhood Association urge the Board to consider two points. (1) Only change the Land Use Plan on a five to ten year cycle. With any mare frequency it ceases to be a plan. (2) Don't punch a hole in the Rural Suffer that everyone has worked so hard to establish for the sake of trivial uses easily located outside of the Rural Buffer. Burklin presented far the record a series of letters that go with the statement submitted by members of our neighborhood. He Hated that he lives adjacent to that intersection and does not feel deprived of commercial conveniences. If you have to drive five miles for a loaf of bread you have passed up a lot of good stores like the Blackwood Station. (These letters are part of the record by reference and are located in the Permanent Agenda Files in the Clerk's Office). Chairman Carey stated that a number of letters have been received and will be included in the record. MS. PRIOLI read a letter into the records which is as follows, "Ta the Orange County Commissioners, we support the present Land Use Plan which governs the node of the intersection of New Hope Church Road and I-40. This node is zoned Agricultural. We do not support changing the Rural Buffer in any way with commercial, or industrial type businesses. We do not want the zoning at this node changed or even partly changed. We live in north Orange County because we like the agricultural atmosphere and scenery and w ?~'~; want to remain that way". , MR. SWENBERG stated his land is on New Hope Creek adjacent to that land being proposed for the change. He commended the Orange County Planning Staff for their recommendation far denial of this change. He purchased this land approximately two years ago after the decision was made that this would not be a commercial node. He did so because he wanted the rural character of the land. There have been negative impacts of I- 40 but he does not want to trade that for having commercial activities and a rock quarry right up the road. If a rock quarry goes in there, there would be 80 to 1OO trucks a day going down that road in addition to what's already there. That would be a very negative impact. Currently there are approximately 18 Canadian honkers that fly aver at least 4 times a day. They are probably going to be diverted if this commercial use goes through here because they'll not want to go past shopping centers. They have a wonderful creek there that does not need disturbed further. He asked that this proposal be denied. MS. JENNIE SELLARS spoke representing her family and the heirs of Benjamin Neville. She asked about the location of her property to that under consideration far rezoning. This was not the item Ms. Sellars wanted to speak to. She will speak later. JOHN BLACKWOOD, who lives on New Hope Church Road, stated he lives on the property that is in question here tonight. He indicated he was representing himself and other Blackwaods, brother, cousins, and etc, that own this property. He painted out that this property came from a grant from the King of England. The highway saw fit to come through; the state saw fit to put I-40 through and disturb the property considerably. They somewhat dictated what could be done with the property by putting an interchange right a that particular point. He stated the. present land use devaluates his property