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be located. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the Board's process on this proposal. Craig Benedict said that the purpose of tonight's meeting was to make informal comments. He said that there was a viable stop for a train along this tract. He said that the train stop could be anywhere along the tract. Jerry Dickens said that they could not tell a tenant that he could lose parking spaces after a certain period of time. He said that they were ready to go and that there were other spots that were vacant land that could be considered for the train stop. Commissioner Jacobs said that this proposal was somewhere between very disappointing and insulting. He encouraged the members of the two boards to go to North Pointe. He said that there were na walkways from each building and that it does not Shaw sensitivity to the public. He said that Hillsborough could do much better than this design because Hillsborough is devoted to working on standards. He said that this project was not "Hillsborough." He is glad to have the possibility of more places to shop but he expected better standards from the development. Craig Benedict explained more about the areas where train stations could be located. He also spoke about the staff comments, which were included in the agenda abstract. He said that the staff would rather have the parking broken up. Also, amixed-use development can stagger traffic peaks. This project could generate 23,000 trips per day. Commissioner Brown made reference to the financial impacts and asked how the applicant based this figure. Bill Anderson said that the projected sales volume of $200 per square foot was really low. The figure was based on market value. Mark Sheridan pointed out that the applicants have been patient and have attended all EDD meetings. He said that these comments were requiring mare patience. He thinks it is a terrific site. He would prefer to see more of a mixed-use development with office space and housing. He said that the plan does not have much soul yet in identifying and preserving same of the history of Hillsborough. He would like to see a good project go through. He is concerned about the ability for pedestrians to walk through the project. Bill Anderson said that he left the public hearing with three ideas -improve storm water retention, add more sidewalks, and add mare landscaping. Evelyn Lloyd said that she was concerned about the size of the buildings. She does not like the two fast food drive-through windows and would rather have a restaurant. She also does not like all of the parking. Bill Anderson pointed out that the parking was part of the County's code. Evelyn Lloyd said that the parking could be laid out better. Ken Chavious told the applicants that the elected officials were not against the development, but were just expressing concerns. He thanked the applicants for working with the Town and County. He asked the applicants to come back with something new, different, and special and to listen to the concerns. Mayor Johnson told the applicants that the elected officials were talking about a vision to enhance the quality of life far the citizens of Hillsborough. 4. UPDATE OF EDD TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES Craig gave an update of the EDD Task Force activities. The first effort in working with Hillsborough was to come up with some Entranceway Special Use District guidelines. Some of the issues (i.e., moratorium, Southern Season, etc.) will be going to the Orange County Planning Board next Wednesday, February 7t"~ The focus of the EDD activity is 700 acres on old NC $6 between I-85 and I-40. The task force has suggested expanding the EDD north of I-40. The final recommendations of the task force will go to public hearing on February 26t". The staff hopes to have everything in line with the rezoning by April 17t". The task force will begin to focus its efforts on traffic problems and road improvements. The transportation recommendations will come forward in August ar September of this year.