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~ <br />'~ ~~~~. ~~'~.'~ _~. ~~~.~~~,~~~,~.t~ <br />~.~r~~ c~~u~~.~~~r~~r~ cc,r~su~.-r~~~r~ <br />January 25, 2012 <br />Mr. Michael Harvey, AICP, CFO, CZO <br />Orange County Planning Dept. <br />131 West Margaret Lane <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Re: Carolina Friends School <br />Special Use Permit Application <br />Follow-up to Property Owner Concerns <br />Dear Mr. Harvey, <br /># 15010 <br />During the public hearing for the referenced SUP application, Mrs. Marilyn Preyer, <br />representing Deep Springs, LLC, expressed her reservations about the location of the <br />proposed ball field on the Carolina Friends School (CFS) property. Specifically, she was <br />concerned about the proximity and the possible noise impact of the field to the adjacent <br />property owned by Deep Springs. In response, we stated that there is no suitable alternate <br />location for the field, but gladly agreed to take a fresh look at the field design to see if any <br />improvements could be made to assuage her concerns. <br />The school staff and I had several subsequent interactions with Mrs. Preyer and her husband, <br />Richard Preyer, during the period between the hearing and the Planning Board meeting. We <br />learned that the Preyers originally owned at least three lots in the small subdivision adjoining <br />the western edge of the school's property. The immediately adjoining lot is one of two that <br />they still own, and was the subject of Mrs. Preyer's comments at the hearing. The Preyers <br />consider this lot as investment property, which has been on the market for an extended time. <br />The Preyers have said that they have no intention of building on it. <br />The following summary will document our interactions with the Preyers, and the resulting <br />site design changes: <br />1.CFS ha d the Home Plate and Left Field corner staked by a surveyor for visual reference. <br />2.CFS staf f inembers and I met with the Preyers and their realtor on Nov. 28, 2011, at the <br />location of the proposed field. We reviewed the staked lines, the site conditions, <br />vegetation, etc. in the area; and discussed various options that might mitigate their <br />concerns. They asked about the possibility of moving the field to another location. We <br />replied that we can't relocate the field, due to various physical and environmental <br />33 <br />_ _ __ _ <br />__ __ __ _ <br />~~t~~ ~t~-an~~~s 4 ~~vrt ~~t~~~-~~t~s <br />