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problems, so he is attempting to sell ten acres of property. The property is listed with a real estate firm and the agent has said many times over that the property would have already been sold if not for the closeness of this motorcycle track. In his opinion, this track should not be allowed in a residential area. The track owner, Steve Chambers, has a sign up, so there is always a steady flaw of random traffic and noise through the residential area. This track is preventing him from selling his property as well as decreasing the value of his property. He would like to see the track shut down because it is not on commercial property. Judy Van Wight, wife of Gene Poveromo, read an evaluation of the environmental sound in the community, which was a study that was done. Community Reaction and Annoyance: The adverse responses of people when noise is introduced into their environment are measured in two ways -they are counting complaints to authorities ar community reaction by surveys that rate annoyance. The number of complaining people does not directly indicate annoyance. Some people who are annoyed do not complain. One study examined the relationship between the number of people highly annoyed and the number who complained. The researchers found that 1 % complained and 17°~ were highly annoyed, and if 10% complained, 43°~ were highly annoyed. Few complaints may show a high community annoyance level. As a result of various research studies, several important factors were identified for determining the community reaction and annoyance produced by noise. These were identified by the USDPA as follows: the level and frequency content of the noise. She made reference to the neighbor with the motocross track and said that it would be one thing if it just ran on the weekends, but in December it was 15 days all afternoon long starting in the morning. She said that she is a writer and she works at home, and it is really loud and annoying to her. She thinks that her neighbors also share this annoyance. She said that some people come looking for the neighbor's house and have gotten lost. She said that at one point this neighbor had port-a-potties on his property for this facility. She said that one of her neighbors is very sick and they are unable to sell their property because of this facility. Chair Carey said that the Board will refer this to the County Attorney and staff to review this issue and take it under advisement. He asked that any specific recommendations on what to do about this issue be forwarded to staff. Commissioner Nelson suggested that Planning staff flag this motocross/ATV issue for the comprehensive plan process. He said that there are more appropriate places for this type of facility. He said that some communities use a mediator in situations like this and if there is the ability to bring a mediator in, then they should do this. Commissioner Foushee agreed with Commissioner Nelson on considering this under the comprehensive plan, but she would like to see how this is related to what the County already has on the books as far as zoning. She said that this would appear to be a commercial interest in a residential area. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Foushee. He said that there is another track like this in Hillsborough. He is in favor of using any kind of mediation. He suggested moving forward with some type of modification of the ordinance now. This issue will be forwarded to staff for consideration. b. Matters on the Printed Agenda {These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda below.} 3. Board Comments Commissioner Gordon reported on transportation meetings. The first topic has to do with the State Transportation Improvement Program, which is in the process of being developed. She said that each jurisdiction submits priorities and those have to be reconciled.