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type and rate of growth in the County. She also supports a moratorium on approval of future developments until the County can update the Comprehensive Plan and update the demographic projection template. Maria Tadd of Chapel Hill faxed a letter dated November 27, 2000 stating that she is in favor of the Schools APFO. She also supports a moratorium on approval of new developments until the Comprehensive Plan is completed. She is concerned about the environmental impact of the development in Orange County. Nick Tennyson, Executive Vice President of the Hamebuilders Association of Durham and Orange Counties, said that the concern that is uppermost is the skepticism about the likelihood of public investment absent a crisis. He said that the APFO theory has to do with anticipating the need, having a capital improvements plan, being willing to spend the money, and making the public investment necessary to build the public facilities that it takes to keep up with the growth and population that occurs. There is a question of how the population growth and how the new structures really affect the long-term population of the schools. He said that it was problematic to get the public pressure that it takes to make the investments to keep the system rolling. The HBA has not been supportive of the Schools APFO concept. The other question that tames up is about how this transition happens. The concept is that the owner of the properly is the person whose land value ar opportunity to sell is regulated. He said that the Schools APFO would farce more detail, more expensive planning upfront, and greater mitigation measures for environmental concerns, all of which would lead to a larger scale project. The Homebuilders Association has not taken a position toward this proposal. Richard Cubic is a small builder and does mostly renovation work. He said that the ripple affect of this ordinance could be catastrophic or minimal depending on how it is administered. He does not like the fact that a school board could put a moratorium on building ar on subdivisions. He does not think it is the school board's position to do this. He questioned how long this ordinance would prolong the permit process. Chair Carey asked Craig Benedict to clarify the application of the ordinance to renovations and expansions to existing homes. Craig Benedict said that there would be no affect an additions to homes. Pam Alexander, co-owner of a subcontracting company and a property owner in Orange County, said that she was against this ordinance. She is concerned about what the Schools APFO would do to the property values. She said that the economy was geared towards growth. She said that in order for the tax base to increase there would have to be an increase in single family housing. She spoke about how the school systems get approval for construction and then change the plans to accommodate less students. She said that her business would go under if growth were stopped by this kind of ordinance. She would like more information on the ordinance. Keith Dixon said that it seems like there should be more communication between the developers and the school systems versus the school systems just having the authority to say no to development. Dave Ferguson, landowner of a large farm, said that it bothers him that we are going to limit the building in this County so that the tax burden falls on those who own land in the County. He cautioned the Commissioners about putting the process into another regulatory board because regulation of development was not the function of the school boards. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiatis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to refer the School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to the Planning Board for review and recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than January 16, 2001. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a courtesy review with Hillsborough on developments in the EDD and the new entranceway district. This public hearing is tomorrow night, November 28th. He requested that there be a report on this at the work session on November 30th so that comments can be forwarded to the Hillsborough Planning Board and the Town Board.