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suggested that, if the lot sizes remain the same, that a warning be incorporated in each deed that on-site water availability may be insufficient for the needs of an average family and would be highly unlikely that public water supplies would ever be available to that lot. He would personally like to see policy option 4 selected. Chris Dreps works for the Upper Neuse River Basin Association. He said that he was there to focus on water resource preservation. He said that there was a big problem in this basin because they depend on very sensitive water resources to support ever-growing populations. Under current regulations, there will not be one single water supply in the Falls Lake Watershed of the eight water supplies with a clean water supply. This includes Lake Ben Johnson, Little River, and Flat River. The Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan recommends several management strategies. They have worked for many years to put these together. They expect that a zoning approach or an innovative performance standard for managing new site development could protect the long-term water quality. Options 2-4 meet the recommendations for Lake Ben Johnson and Little River. Options 2 and 4 meet the recommendations for Flat River. He said that the performance standard approach would be a more flexible approach. He thinks all of the options are an improvement for water quality considerations. He said that they are happy to provide any technical support to the County. Richard Roberts said that water would be the mast important problem from now on. With the options presented, he liked number 4. Also, he thinks that all townships should be treated the same and should have the same amount of impervious surface per lot and that all stream buffers should be the same size. Melinda Ruley lives off of Pleasant Green Road. She spoke in favor of making the changes for lower density. She lives in a part of the County where one-acre lots are permissible and there are many subdivisions around her with one-acre lots. She said that this has resulted in an overwhelming increase in traffic. She encouraged the Board to implement the changes in density. Don Wollum said that he supports the need for the wise planning review process. He applauds the efforts. He supports option 2, which he views as a rural protection zone, particularly west of Carrboro and Chapel Hill and in the northern part of the County. He said that this option also has a clear path for growth. He said that there could be some of the blue density pattern closer to the towns for viability of the towns. Steve Yuhasz said that his remarks did not bear directly on density, so he wanted to be the last to speak. Allan Rosen said that he is a 14-year resident of Orange County and for the past four years, he has served on the County Commissioners' Affordable Housing Advisory Board. He is currently the chairperson. In February, the Planning Department reviewed this information for them and asked for written comments of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, which the County Commissioners recently received. He hopes the Board will carefully consider these comments. He said that there are two specific issues that he is concerned about. First, he hopes that the County Commissioners will not make any final or binding decisions regarding the selection of a residential density option until the impacts and implications of such zoning changes are considered with respect to the entire land use plan, particularly the urbanizing areas and the rural activity nodes. He does not think the best decision regarding the residential density options can be made until the work required to update the County's entire comprehensive plan is more fully underway. The second point is that he believes that the planning for the other constituent elements of the comprehensive plan should begin right away in a parallel fashion and not laterally. He encouraged the County Commissioners to make a full commitment to comprehensive planning before making a decision on the sub-element, residential land use density. He also encouraged the County Commissioners to carefully plan for the allocation of the appropriate financials, staff, and possibly consulting resources as well