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Vol. 104, No. 12 cvpyrism 199; <br /> Project------ The <br /> continued from 1A map ' <br /> we can make Scotswood an <br /> shows Ofcials excellent example of high quality the <br /> SCOTSWOOD <br /> _ <br /> development and a premier addition Ioca- DEVELOPMENT \ <br /> mulling to Hillsborough,"be added. lion of <br /> Zapolsky said if the property the <br /> stays in the county development plan- „ <br /> over could begin soon. But if the town ned S <br /> wants to annex,plans will have to <br /> wait until they go through all the devel- <br /> proposed proper channels. That could put opment U.S. 70 <br /> construction starting in the fall. in re- St.Mary' Rd. , <br /> " Commissioners asked staff to lation with developers to pursue the to U.S. <br /> annexation feasibility of a contiguous 70. l <br /> annexation. — <br /> By.lonathan Butter <br /> Editor <br /> A 10-year-old project for a <br /> planned development near <br /> Hillsborough came to light again <br /> last week when the owner and <br /> developers asked town <br /> commissioners to consider annexing <br /> the property once it's built. <br /> Plans are to build Scotswood, a <br /> mixed-use development of multi- <br /> family dwellings, 410 mid-priced <br /> single-family homes and a <br /> community retail center on 330 ' <br /> acres at the intersection of U.S.70 I <br /> E.and St.Mary's Road. <br /> Developer Mark Zapolsky with <br /> Mark Properties of Durham, said <br /> the project was shelved in the mid <br /> 1980s due to lack of water <br /> resources.but it had already gained <br /> approval from Orange County. <br /> Last Tuesday night, Zapolsky <br /> asked town commissioners about <br /> the possibility of doing a satellite <br /> annexation,but commissioners said <br /> they would prefer making it <br /> contiguous. That means the <br /> developers would need to get <br /> permission to annex properties <br /> between it and the town. <br /> Town manager Eric Swanson said <br /> five properties are between the town <br /> and Scotswood.The plans are only <br /> in the preliminary stages,he added. <br /> "We are interested in working <br /> with the town's planners to <br /> maintain the density as approved, <br /> yet rind ways we can dedicate more <br /> open space for recreation and <br /> possibly a town park,"said property <br /> owner A.H.Graham Jr. in a letter <br /> of request to commissioners. <br /> Graham further stated that over a <br /> short period of time that Scotswood <br /> would become a natural addition to <br /> the town's population.' <br /> "We are confident as we move <br /> into the 21st century,that together <br /> See Project, Page 2A <br />