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Commissioner Brown said she would appreciate that kind of thinking involved in the information that the Board gets. Commissioner Halkiotis said that 22 acres is a minimum size for a middle school layout for 700 students. Commissioner Brown said that it looks like a third of the land is being protected anyway. Chair Jacobs summarized the issues brought up by the Board as follows: overlay maps of the changes that the school board has made to accommodate the environmental situation on the site; overlay maps of the environmental components and what the site looks like; tracking safety concerns regarding traffic; vicinity map with dwellings; show the beaver pond to DOT; siting the fields and the pros and cans of where they would be located; the issue of how the two sites would work together; and address the issue of the smart growth principles and whether the footprint can be reduced. Barry Katz said that his recollection in the March Planning Board meeting was that they focused on the site. There was very little concern about the actual structure of the building. They expressed concern about the pond and that it is man-made and if it was drained and the building moved, then the valuable educational facility could be used in the back. He said that there are things that could be done to make the two sites work together. He sees the pond as very dangerous and someone could fall into it and drown. Hunter Schofield said that he would share same of the concerns about the pond. He said that he does not think the students would be able to resist going into the pond. He said that the school board did take some action to try and ameliorate some of the concerns and scale back on the impact of the forested areas. There was disagreement on the Planning Board about the configuration, but there was unanimity in terms of the appreciation to the school board in responding to the concerns. He thanked the school board for this. Chair Jacobs asked if the Planning Board would consider having another meeting besides June 2"d if it would give the consultant more time to work on the changes and displays. Craig Benedict said that on June 9t" they could have a special meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to continue the public hearing to June 23`d and to refer this to the Planning Board for a recommendation back to the Board of County Commissioners no later than June 23`d VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS (BOCC and Planning Board Public Hearings) -PLANNING BOARD CHAIR HUNTER SCHOFIELD WILL CHAIR THESE ITEMS. 1. Master Telecommunications Plan Map -Page 13v Amend the Zoning Ordinance, including but not limited to Article 6.18 and Article 8.8, and specifically Article 6.18.5, entitled "Master Telecommunications Plan", and Article 8.$.17a, entitled "Telecommunications Towers", to allow for the adoption of a "Master Telecommunications Plan" Map ("MTP"} that will identify sites within the County where