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149 <br />ROXANNE BARKSDALE wrote in opposition of the proposed change in the land use <br />plan. She stated that University Station would be the first of future , <br />developments that would demand changes in the land use plan to fit tr.. <br />definition of "rural". <br />BENITA BARTON strongly opposed such development in this area. The beautiful <br />countryside will be ruined and the schools will be overcrowded. <br />JAMES BART ON wrote in opposition of University Station. <br />JUANITA BARTON wrote opposing University Station Town. <br />ROBERT CANTWELL wrote in opposition of the zoning variance requested for <br />University Station. <br />NORMAN L. CHRISTENSEN, JR., Dean, School of the Environment, expressed <br />concerns about transportation, adequacy of a 25 acre park, location of utility <br />corridors, and the overall environmental quality. <br />PAULA ECKLUND asked that development proceed in a planned and controlled <br />manner. He would like Orange County to remain a "rural buffer" with no more <br />than about 1 residence every 2 acres. He feels.. that the University Station <br />plan is ill-advised. <br />JUDSON EDEBURN, Duke Forest Resource Manager, asked that several specific <br />areas be considered as details of the development are determined. These... <br />include recreational pressure, utilities, roads, water quality and parklan <br />designation. <br />JANE AND JONATHAN FARBER wrote in opposition to this gigantic, hasty project. <br />They feel that the University Station development will benefit only the <br />developers and that it will irrevocably spoil one of the last large and lovely <br />pieces of rural Orange County. <br />ALBERT HARDY wrote in support of the project. He expressed concerns about the <br />already over-crowded roads and asked that an open-space buffer remain.around <br />such a village. He listed several design considerations he would like the <br />developers to consider. <br />JEF asked that the Board deny this particular rezoning and allow t';e developer <br />to consider building a development on the property that fulfills a truly rural <br />character as the Land Use Plan calls for. <br />G. ALLAN JOHNSON wrote in opposition to any development at density greater <br />than 1 unit/acre. <br />HORACE JOHNSON, Mayor of Town of Hillsborough, expressed the support of the <br />Hillsborough Town Board for the project. He indicated that the Town has the <br />resources and the desire to provide the proposed University Station <br />Development with water and sewer service. <br />CAL JORDAN, President of the Hillsborough Area Chamber of Commerce, wrote i. <br />support of the concept of rural villages such as University Station in Orange <br />County to provide housing and economic development and to restrict urban