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104 <br /> and Jobsis had been discussed by Staff. If the <br /> Planning Board wants to take the approach <br /> recommended by Katz that is your perogative. <br /> However, if you do that, the whole thing will have <br /> to go back to public hearing. He noted that if it <br /> goes back to public hearing, it will be very <br /> different in that the rural property owners will be <br /> expressing their concerns. <br /> Barrows noted she understood the concerns presented <br /> and was unsure how to mesh all of these together. <br /> Jobsis responded that she felt the Board could move <br /> ahead on the concept of whether to include <br /> disincentives or keep it as an incentive oriented <br /> program. Another issue could be to reduce the number <br /> of incentives. However, she did not feel that each <br /> incentive should be debated at this point. <br /> VOTE: 4 in favor. <br /> 7 opposed. <br /> The motion failed. <br /> MOTION: Walters moved to stay with the incentives as <br /> presented at public hearing for at least the first <br /> year. Seconded by Howie. <br /> VOTE: 8 in favor. <br /> 3 opposed (Katz - reasons already stated, Brown - <br /> specifically concerned with water and sewer issue <br /> and creating TDRs without a clear definition, and no <br /> definition of conservation easement and concern with <br /> the yield plan, Rosemond - felt it was a mistake not <br /> to vote on each incentive and disincentive) . <br /> Reid added that the Planning Board should be very <br /> specific about the incentives in order to address <br /> the issue of meeting goals and objectives. <br /> 5. Village option. The specific issue is whether to <br /> hold another public hearing on the Village option, <br /> since it is complicated and has not received a lot <br /> of attention. <br /> Mr. Rafalow stated that he felt there had not been <br /> sufficient education of the public on the village <br /> option. There is very little understanding of the <br /> option. He noted that a public hearing is not a <br /> very educational process and felt another public <br /> hearing was not the answer. <br /> Brown expressed grave concerns with the village <br /> option citing the Southern Village in Chapel Hill as <br />