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The school would focus on early childhood and would take children from ages 3-4 and <br />have them in school until 3rd or 4t" grade. They are planning for it to be built as a charter <br />school, in which the University with the help of a donor would construct the school and <br />pay for it. This is not the school site identified on the map. <br />Regarding building heights, the buildings would range between two and five stories, with <br />the bigger buildings more interior to the property so that they would not be next to the <br />neighborhoods. <br />Regarding housing, Tony Waldrop said that they are referring to it as housing that will <br />reflect the income levels of the people that would work at Carolina North. <br />Commissioner Brown asked if they would want to use the County's definition of <br />affordable housing. She asked if they would come to the County for affordable housing <br />money. Tony Waldrop said that their plan is to not seek money from the municipalities. <br />Tony Waldrop said that there is a great deal of concern about Bolin Creek. He said that <br />they could not, as the University, permanently set aside any lands for conservation <br />easements, but they are recommending that these be set aside by the State. He said <br />that they did not intend to develop the rest of the property but they are not permanently <br />setting it aside because they do not want to tie the hands of future leadership of the <br />University. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the total number of parking spaces on campus at <br />this time and Tony Waldrop said that he could not remember. Commissioner Halkiotis <br />said that there are a lot of parking spaces and he saw only one bus in the presentation. <br />He made reference to Duke and the people mover that they have. He hopes that there <br />is a futuristic plan to move people without depending on cars so much. <br />Tony Waldrop agreed and said that they need to look at alternative transportation, and <br />this plan does show many parking spaces. He said that this is not something that the <br />University can or should do unilaterally. They do not want people driving back and forth <br />between the two campuses and they would like to look at light rail or a dedicated bus <br />way. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked what the University is budgeting for transportation. Tony <br />Waldrop said that in the beginning there would be a heavy dependence on bussing, but <br />they will be looking beyond the traditional. They do not want to develop a plan by <br />themselves, but they want to have a plan that deals with transportation for the <br />community as a whole. They would like to meet with Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and others <br />to develop a plan. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the question is what the University can do to participate <br />in transportation planning for this region. She said that it would also be helpful if the <br />University could provide some monies to help with the transportation plan and partner <br />with other entities (OPT, TTA, Chapel Hill Transit, etc.). Tony Waldrop said that, so far, <br />they have worked with NCDOT to get some advice. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked if there were any plans for an Institute of Aging. Tony <br />Waldrop said that they have not made any commitments yet to anyone, but he has <br />talked with Chair Jacobs and that the possibility has not been ruled out. They would like <br />