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be used because it was also approved to delete those 200 condos and swap them out for retail. <br /> That's a concern that I have. <br /> Jim Parker: If the residential component was not approved, I think the developer is really open <br /> that it is going to remain in, but if it was not approved, and everything else went forward, <br /> certainly that conversion table would still need to be used for theaters or hotel use. <br /> Michelle Kempinski: The plan listed in there is an optional tradeoff for retail space, so that's <br /> just a concern. The other question that I had, or request, is if you could provide a larger, more <br /> readable version of the development plan. What we have now is really difficult to read. It would <br /> be nice to see how these transportation, pedestrian access, and uses are going to overlay on <br /> each other. You know, to take those sheets and actually do those overlays so that we can see <br /> a consolidated picture of the site plan in a larger, more readable version. The other thing that <br /> kind of goes along with that is, after reading through the binder, I still don't really have a good <br /> picture of what it will look like. Would it look like Southpoint, would it look like New Hope <br /> Commons, would it look like Cary Towne Center, would it look like Crabtree Valley Mall? There <br /> is a wide range of different types. It would be helpful to have an idea of what your idea is for the <br /> town center. <br /> Jim Parker: That's one of our responses also in that package, with some illustrations. <br /> Michelle Kempinski: I want to ask a question about a report that was submitted by the Chapel <br /> Hill Chamber on the economic impact of Buckhorn Village, and there's a couple of tables in <br /> there that provide detail about how many restaurants, how many anchor retailers, how many <br /> hotels, and I was just curious as to whether the student who generated the report got those <br /> numbers from the developer or if those were guesses. It's more specific than what's contained <br /> in the application. <br /> Jim Parker: We did give them those estimates. <br /> Jeffrey Schmitt: I'm not sure whether this is for Mr. Benedict or the County Manager, but my <br /> colleague here referenced the economic study that was done. Could we have sort of a pro <br /> forma look out to the end of this project if it were approved and the impact that it has on the tax <br /> structure, principally the property tax structure in the County. It's my understanding right now <br /> that it's about 85% supported from a residential perspective, 15% from business. That could <br /> change substantially with what we see here from the increased sales tax and from the increased <br /> business taxes. So if we could maybe figure out a way how that looks in 2014. Is that the <br /> buildout date? <br /> Renee Price: I don't know if this is maybe for the staff or the Commissioners, but if this is built, <br /> I think we should also look at the bigger picture, what it's going to do to surrounding property. <br /> The developers have already referenced Southpoint. When Southpoint was built, then there <br /> was a whole range of development that has increased since then, and it keeps going and going. <br /> I'm wondering if we want the same thing for Orange County. Will Orange County support that? <br /> Once this urban development is dropped out in the middle of this rural area, will they continue to <br /> change the landscape. We're getting water already for the project from Mebane. But beyond <br /> that, can you support it with fire, police, whatever? Will it need to change from one house per <br /> acre to townhouses? <br /> Judith Wegner: There are two things that I've been tussling over. One is the relationship <br /> between the different segments here, and I know that with large developments there's always a <br />