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Lebanon Church Road. He and his brother own this tract. He said that these <br />designations, in effect, do give the school board the right of first refusal. He has no <br />problem with his property being designated. He does feel that there needs to be a <br />reasonable limiting on the school board making a decision as to whether or not they will <br />pursue the identified property far a school site. Around site 4c there has been a lot of <br />properties designated. Once the school board has selected one of these sites, he would <br />like the other properties to be removed from the process. <br />James R. Fault lives on Lebanon Road in Mebane in Orange County. He <br />lives on Lebanon Road. He said that we desperately need a middle school and a high <br />school in this area of the County. This area is growing. He asked that the railroad be <br />considered for transportation. The schools should be energy efficient. Also, he said that <br />there is Mebane city water and sewer in this area, which would substantially decrease the <br />costs of the school. He supports the long range planning of the Planning Board. He feels <br />the selections should be narrowed. He said that this part of Orange County always gets <br />left out and it provides a significant amount of the tax base. <br />Bill Harald asked about the definition of ETJ and it was explained to him. He <br />asked about map #4, site 27c and why this was chosen. Craig Benedict said that this <br />parcel is within the 50-year water and sewer boundary for the Town of Hillsborough. That <br />is why the area was included on the list of potential school sites. <br />Peter Walsh said that he lives on NC 57next to site 12b. This is in a cluster of <br />five farms that are active right now. He said that if schools were brought into this area, <br />which would require water and sewer, the farms would not be able to continue. He said <br />that this was ahigh-speed road. He would like this site to be removed. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if Boards of Education by state statute have the <br />right of eminent domain and Geoffrey Gledhill said yes. Commissioner Jacobs clarified <br />that school boards could act independent of the County Commissioners up to the point that <br />they have to pay for a piece of property. He said that the County Commissioners were not <br />giving the school board anything or taking anything away. He said that he is still not clear <br />about the answer to the question about jurisdictional concerns with Hillsborough. <br />Gene Bell said that they did not look within Hillsborough's jurisdiction primarily <br />from the standpoint of appropriateness. <br />Geoffrey Gledhill explained that Hillsborough's city limits and its extraterritorial <br />jurisdiction are planned solely by Hillsborough. Orange County has no authority to <br />designate, in its comprehensive plan, school sites within the towns' extraterritorial planning <br />jurisdiction in Orange County. He also made reference to the process and said that tracts <br />in the ordinance require that a decision by the Board of Education, once the property is <br />presented by development, is to be made promptly. Legally speaking, this means that the <br />school board cannot "sit an it." This would be na mare than six months. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carey to accept the staff and public input into the public hearing records and to transmit it <br />to the Planning Board far a recommendation to come back to the Board of County <br />Commissioners no sooner than August 21 St, 2001. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />4. Clive Branch Inn Special Use Permit Class A Historic Sites Non- <br />residential Mixed Use <br />a. Bed and Breakfast Use <br />The following three people were sworn in by Clerk to the Board Beverly A. <br />Blythe: Craig Benedict, Tina Moon and Betty Davidson. <br />Planner Tina Moon made the presentation. The purpose of this item is to <br />