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2-acre lots. The Durham County line is approximately'/4 of a mile from his house. That area is <br />zoned 1-acre lots and is in the same watershed as his property. Also, Alamance County is 1-acre <br />lots as well. He mentioned that there is a nuclear power plant at Lake Norman, which is the <br />drinking source for Charlotte. That area is zoned for one-acre lots. He mentioned that New <br />Orleans gets their water from the Mississippi River. He strongly recommended that this request <br />be denied and the lots be left at 2-acres. <br />Mr. James Thomas, a farmer residing in the Cane Creek Watershed, spoke in opposition <br />to this proposal. In 1972 he bought a farm that was split by Tom's Creek. He has farmed on that <br />land since that time. He, and his neighbors have paid in order to provide this water to Orange <br />Water & Sewer Authority customers, although they do not receive any of the benefits of this <br />water. He felt this rezoning would cut the value of his farm in half. He asked the Board of County <br />Commissioners to deny this request. <br />Mr. Alton Thomas, a local resident, spoke in opposition to this request. He asked the <br />Commissioners not to approve this request. He stated that he, and other family members, would <br />be losing much of the value and use of their land. <br />Planner David Stancil stated that if this land is rezoned, parcels that have less than 12 <br />acres in size will not see any change. Owners could have five two- acre lots, assuming that the <br />land perked. He also mentioned that the five-acre option would be only one of the options; <br />another would be the cluster option with 59% open space and the same number of lots. <br />A copy of a Resolution was received from the Town of Chapel Hill reiterating the <br />Council's support for water quality in the Cane Creek watershed and supporting the <br />proposed zoning changes. This Resolution, in its entirety, is incorporated herein by <br />reference. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to refer <br />this item to the Planning Board to be returned to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner <br />than February 2, 1998. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />ENFORCEMENT OF CARRBORO'S JUNK AUTOMOBILE PROVISION: <br />Interim Planning Director Gene Bell stated that Town of Carrboro will be holding a Public <br />Hearing on December 1, 1998. At that hearing they will receive comments regarding their intent <br />to repeal the junk car provision in their Ordinance. If this provision were to be repealed it would <br />then be the responsibility of Orange County to deal with junk automobiles. Although the <br />timeframe is very short, it would be possible to send Carrboro an official notice of opposition to <br />this action. He mentioned that this short timeframe was an oversight on Carrboro's part. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that the County object to this action. <br />Q:\19981123.doc®