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66 1 Emily Bane said that her mother is Dorothy Bane. She said that part of the property that 2 was removed in the yellow is her family's property and the other part was the mobile home park. 3 She said that the family is appreciative that the County values the property that her mother sold 4 that is Weldon Ridge. Her mother has been a wonderful steward of the property in that area 5 and she is a large landowner. She said that property that is changing, which is Mobile Acres 2 6 in the B section, does not belong to her mother. She said that this would not be a conflict of 7 interest. She said that she appreciates everything that Commissioner Yuhasz has done for 8 them as a surveyor and a friend. She said that the landowners in this area care deeply about 9 this area. 10 Kristen Smith is the Director of Public Policy and Member Engagement at Chapel Hill- 11 Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. She is an Orange County resident. She said that she is 12 representing 1,100 local lawyers who employ about 80,000. She thanked the Board and 13 encouraged the County Commissioners to continue to strengthen the County's positioning on 14 availability for economic development, extending a real invitation to businesses to come and 15 grow in Orange. She said that they support the proposed rezoning and increasing the County's 16 commercial tax base, reducing the tax pressure on the homeowner, and retaining and recruiting 17 employers in Orange County, and increasing work opportunity for the children of the community. 18 She said that Orange County identified EDDs and locations for economic development over 25 19 years ago and today is the right time to take the steps needed to rezone them for that long plan 20 and much needed economic development opportunity, including job opportunities. 21 Jennifer Sharpe is a single mom and she pointed to where she lives on the map. She 22 works for the Orange County Health Department. She lives in her grandmother's house, which 23 was bought in 1965. She moved there in 2003. She said that she lives exactly halfway on Old 24 NC 10 and people turn around in her driveway. She said that she has done a lot of research to 25 oppose this rezoning and said that this road is rich in history. 26 Barbara Robertson said that she did not find out about this except through their neighbor 27 and they have lived in the neighborhood for 34 years. She spoke about sustainability and said 28 that the County should really be thinking about this. She spoke against the rezoning. 29 Laura Streitfield was representing the citizens of Preserve Rural Orange. She thanked 30 the staff for the maps because in the past she has found some of the proposed maps a little 31 confusing. She said that all of the residential properties should be reconsidered. She has a list 32 of 137 affected property owners. She said that 500 feet in a rural area is not very much in terms 33 of who is actually affected. She urged the staff to make sure that everyone that is affected is 34 contacted before reaching any kind of decision. She said that there needs to be a lot more 35 information about the purpose for these changes. 36 Todd Orr lives in Weldon Ridge neighborhood. Agreed with his neighbors about the 37 inconsistency between the land use plan and the zoning does not make sense. He requested 38 that the section in yellow be removed from the EDD area or create something else besides 39 EDE-1 or EDE-2. He said that there should be a residential land use plan. 40 Donna Underwood submitted a prepared statement: 41 "I am writing to respond to the rezoning of NC 10. We are a concerned family that lives 42 at 4010 Old NC 10. We are right beside the middle railroad tressel. We have twin 8 year old 43 girls and a 15 year old boy. Right now, the speed is 55 mph. I do not let the kids ride the bus, 44 letting off on the other side, the traffic coming over the hill would not be able to stop. 45 The road is already heavy with traffic, which is not wise to check mail from 3pm —7pm 46 daily. Now, there are more and more bicycles sharing the road and they are extremely narrow. 47 Many would have to be spent to widen the road and widening and raising the railroad tresses.