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75 <br /> intended the motion to be such that the Commissioners determine what type of <br /> assistance the County could/should offer. <br /> VOTE: 5 in favor. <br /> 2 opposed(Rosemond-reasons already stated and that it was premature to make <br /> such a recommendation when there has been no indication of commercial or <br /> industrial development in this area. Price-agreed with Rosemond and expressed <br /> concern with impact on the watersheds). <br /> Howie encouraged Planning Board members to attend the public information <br /> meeting on April 23 to hear comments from residents/landowners in the proposed <br /> expansion area. <br /> MOTION: Walters moved approval of Planning Staff to advertise this item for public hearing. <br /> Seconded by Hoecke. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> (2) Stoney Creek Small Area Plan <br /> Presentation by Gene Bell. <br /> Bell recognized Verla Insko,facilitator for the planning group,and Lee Rafalow, <br /> member of the Planning Group who had been in attendance at all but one of the <br /> meetings. <br /> Bell also noted that Rosemond represented the Planning Board on the group <br /> originally,but could not continue so Renee Price is the current Planning Board <br /> representative. He continued that Bob Strayhorn,recently appointed to the Planning <br /> Board,has also been very active on this group. <br /> Using the map,Bell indicated location of the boundaries of the Stoney Creek Small <br /> Area Plan;I-85 to the north,the University Branch of the railroad to the east,and to <br /> the western portion to New 86. <br /> Bell referred to the Community Open House materials included in the agenda noting <br /> that the first goal of the process should be worded: Make sure owners get fair value <br /> for their property. A copy of these materials is an attachment to these minutes on <br /> pages <br /> On December 5, 1994,the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted the <br /> following charge:"To prepare a land use plan, including recommendations for <br /> implementation,for the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Area southeast of the town of <br /> Hillsborough". Since March 16, 1995,a 22 member Planning Group of <br /> neighborhood representatives plus elected and appointed officials and seven <br /> alternates has worked on a land use plan for the Stoney Creek area that achieves two <br /> goals: <br /> 1. Protects the rights landowners have now to derive value from their land;and <br /> 2. Protects the area's"rural character". <br /> The Planning Group identified key resource areas and then identified levels of land- <br /> use intensity that would help protect these resources. Three levels of land-use <br /> intensity are recommended for different parts of the Stoney Creek area: <br />