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a 2010 goal far the baby boomers. He said that staying at home would be a major issue far the baby boomers, because money would not be a big issue. The Master Aging Plan was referred to the County Manager. He will bring back information on moving forward. 2. ORANGE ALAMANCE UTILITY SYSTEM REPORT Commissioner Jacobs asked when this issue was going to be discussed. John Link suggested having a work session on October 2"d because there were no items for the JPA Public Hearing. The Board agreed to have a work session on October 2"d to address Adequate Public Facilities, the Orange-Alamance Utility System, and the Water and Sewer Service Boundary Agreement. 3. PATHWAYS PRESERVE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT Planning Director Craig Benedict said that this 470-acre planned unit development proposal has some important aspects that are unique to recent development proposals. This proposal was submitted in late June and has been reviewed by the staff on a variety of issues. He said that the purpose of the rezoning was not to increase density, but to shift densities within the project to afford the possibility of having a change in development type (i.e., multi-family, townhouse, apartments, cluster single family, and single family}. The inclusion of 200 acres of public open space, lower cost housing, a variety of housing types, and apedestrian-friendly community design are proposed. John McAdams made some brief comments. He introduced the developers, Tony Natelli of Natelli Communities from Maryland and Michael D. Chadwick from Raleigh. He also introduced Jerry Turner from Jerry Turner and Associates, a land planning firm in the Triangle. The proposed development is a 485-acre tract of land that is located north of Hillsborough. Tony Natelli said that Natelli Communities was headquartered in Montgomery County, Maryland. Although they have developed properties in several states, the primary focus of their work is in Montgomery County and Frederick County, Maryland. The price range of their communities varies. They are builders of homes as well as land developers. They have expertise in developing mixed communities. He feels that Orange County will be proud of this community. He explained that the community would have multiple villages interconnected with vehicular roadways and pedestrian walks or paths. A retail and office village will provide a town center atmosphere and services. A recreation area of over 20 acres will provide tennis facilities, soccer- size playing field, and acres of open space far other recreation activities. Also included in the plan is 200 acres of land left in a natural state that would be deeded to the County for their use in expanding their park and recreation facilities. He distributed some packets to the Commissioners with pictures and brochures from other projects. He invited the Commissioners to come and visit any of the communities in Maryland. Jerry Turner showed the layout of the plan on a map. He said that there would also be a County service area, which would house police, fire, library, and office services. There would also be a day care center. The residential areas total about 186 acres {50°~ for larger single-family homes, 28% for cluster housing, and 22% for multi-family homes}. The recreation center for the neighborhood totals 34 acres, which would be owned and managed by the homeowner's association. He stressed that this plan was conceptual. There would also be 50 feet of dedicated open space between each of the types of housing developments. He pointed out that 200 acres would be given to the County for open space. There would be sidewalks on all of the major connecting roads throughout the development. Commissioner Halkiotis asked how many million gallons of water per day it was estimated that this development would use coming in and going out. It was answered that it would be less than one million gallons of water per day. Commissioner Brown asked several questions about the commercial center.