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i and is zoned accordingly. The applicant is requesting that this 1.45 acre portion in Orange County be redesignated from its current Rural Suffer categoxy to Ten Yearn Transition. This change would permit smaller lot sizes than the current two-acre - minimum, and would enable the Orange portion of the tract to be subdivided in a manner consistent with the Durham County Montvale Subdivision. The Governing Boards of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have voted to approve the request. The Orange County Planning Board recommended approval. Motion was made by Gommissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to approve the proposed amendment. VOTE: AYES, 4; NOES, 1 (Commissioner Willhoit) e. LUP-6-89 TOWN OF CARRBORO ___. The Town of Carrboro has requested that the 400-foot Rural Suffer area located between Carrboro's Transition Area ZI and Duke Forest be removed and that the area be designated as Transition Area II on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. The land in question is immediately south of the Duke Forest Blackwood Division on either side of N.C. Highway 86 and Eubanks Road. The area consists of approximately 135 acres. The Governing Boards of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have voted to approve the request. The Orange County Planning Board recommended approval. Motion was made by Gommissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the request that the 400-foot rural Buffer area located between Carrboro's Transition Area II and Duke Forest be removed and that the area be designated as Transition Area II on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 3. SEVEN MILE CREEK RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE `-" John Link presented far review and discussion a revised Seven Mile Creek Reservoir schedule and Hillsborough's proposed operation and ownership agreement. He presented a list of questions as listed below with the Commissioner's responses. 1. Does the County want to be involved in the process of water supply allocation - i.e. How much water will Orange-Alamance receive? Particularly in light of 0/A sales outside the Eno basin and outside the County? Commissioner Willhoit stated that what had been proposed was that outside the Town limits, that the County would be involved in distribution decisions. Chairman Carey stated that the out-of-basin transfers want to be limited to zero and he would be against entering into any kind of agreement that would encourage Orange Alamance to depend on long term water use of water in Orange County. Commissioner Willhoit stated and the Board agreed with Chairman Corey's statement unless there was a long term agreement by which the transfer of water is shared back and forth depending on the available supply. Link restated that what he hears is that the Board does not want to pursue any interbasin transfer and wants to keep Eno River waters in the Eno River basin basically unless there can be an arrangement worked out on a permanent basis in terms o£ transfer of water between the basins and the State needs to be involved every step of the way as this question is pursued. Commissioner Hartwell emphasized he did not want to do something specific that would make Orange/Alamance Water Gompany unable to serve the citizens in this County. 2. Does the County want to be involved in a water reserve set-aside to