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Rynal Stephenson: Well in a typical weekday, you can see, too, that the traffic numbers that we counted were higher in the morning than the study had predicted and pretty close in the afternoon, so, we feel that it was a pretty typical weekday. And, it may not be the 15`" or the 30t", but it's a typical weekday. Sam Lasris: What advantage does the Credit Union get out of people using their cars far banking as opposed to going inside. Is there a definite advantage to the Credit Union to have people banking in their cars? Jonathan Parson: There is a definite advantage, I mean, you can only have so many people inside the building at any one time. Whereas, in the cars..... Sam Lasris: You could expand your bank. I think the thing that bothers me is that we're always expanding to accommodate automobile traffic rather than to accommodate people. Jonathan Parsons: The opposite way to look at that, the more people you put inside the building, the larger parking lot you will need, vice versa. The more traffic you have stalling into the parking lot. You'd still have to have parking for those cars, though. You'd have 20 people to handle, or 30 people. Jay Smith: My name is Jay Smith with O'Brien Atkins Associates, and I'm representing the applicant. The thing that I would like to add to that conversation, or that comment you made, is that the clientele of banking -you may be the exception -are wanting to have their transactions acquired quicker. And so that's why the advent of teller lanes and ATM lanes and all these, the car, the vehicle for getting your transactions done is becoming more popular. So, the Credit Union is not alone, and many banks are approaching their business in this manner. Commissioner Jacobs: I'll wait until we get to ask our questions after they're finished. Noah Ranells: Was there any delay on the first day turning left onto 86 due to traffic? Rynal Stephenson: I was not there counting the traffic, but our traffic counters didn't notice any unusual delays or anything out of the ordinary. Noah Ranells: Is that requested information? Rynal Stephenson: Yes they know to look for those things. They're trained to look for those sort of things. We don't have an exact number of vehicles. They're not able to time the delay far the cars, but they do observe traffic patterns while they are out there. Jay Smith: One final point. In your packet is a letter from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It's a November letter. On page two of that -essentially what the Credit Union is asking is that you consider what the North Carolina Department of Transportation is recommending. It's an acknowledgement that 86 is getting busier. However, it's not until sometime later that the right-in and right-out would be needed. The Credit Union is simply asking for that convenience for their customers, that the existing full service entrance that they have now be maintained during that time. The Credit Union is completely willing to, at some time later in the future, when those numbers have warranted such, that the right-in right-out be imposed upon them. As stated earlier, it's also at that time that the new entrance opposite the Millstone facility may be in place and then further improve access to those groups of properties. Noah Ranells: We are dealing with air quality issues in this County and it's having an impact on everything we do. Opening up another lane with concern for idling vehicles, I'm wondering if of the