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03 i <br /> Marshall inquired about rules for trail bikes. Sneed responded there <br /> were no trail bikes allowed in the park. Sneed noted that he could control <br /> them in his park but not outside the park. He clarified that the trail bikes <br /> could not be operated within the park, but could be pushed to designated <br /> trails. <br /> Kizer asked if there had been any complaints from adjacent neighbors <br /> about trail bikes and Sneed responded he didn't think so. He noted his son <br /> operated this park but he had not heard any complaints. <br /> Gordon inquired if the adjacent park was developed under a Special Use <br /> Permit and Sneed responded it was put in before zoning and under Orange <br /> County Health Department regulations 4 units per acre with lot sizes 60' x <br /> 1401. Sneed added that the water system has been promoted by the State of NC <br /> as an example for other parks. Also, post office officials expressed to Mr. <br /> Sneed that the "post office" in his park was well designed and the most useful <br /> in any park in North Carolina and had advertised it as such in a circular. <br /> At this time Chuck Sneed and Brenda Stephens were sworn in. <br /> Kizer asked if Sneed had received complaints from surrounding land owners <br /> regarding dirt bikes, trash, etc. Mr. Sneed noted he had more trouble keeping <br /> others out of the park and to his knowledge he had received no such complaints. <br /> Pilkey inquired of the number of homes in the existing park. The <br /> response was 84. Pilkey also asked why the road into the park was paved and <br /> only a portion of the road around the back was paved. Sneed responded it was <br /> being paved in sections. <br /> Carl Walter inquired of Mr. Sneed that, if the area residents could prove <br /> that some of the trailer park residents were dumping trash on Craig Road, would <br /> he take decisive action and Sneed answered yes. <br /> Brenda Stephens, owner of property adjoining the existing mobile home <br /> park, stated that she lived there before the trailer park came into existence <br /> and it was her opinion that the traffic problem and trash came about after the <br /> trailer park was developed. She felt most of the people were short-term <br /> residents with no regard for personal property of others. She was also <br /> concerned with discrimination as the park was an all white area. <br /> Commissioner Lloyd asked if the trail bikes were coming from the park <br /> and Stephenson responded yes. <br /> Willhoit asked if there was a provision for a fence in the proposed <br /> mobile home park and Smith responded none was submitted. <br /> Mr. Bill Sneed stated that he would stipulate in the new park that there <br /> would be no motor bikes, but he could not control others outside the park. He <br /> further expressed concerns that the people in these mobile home parks are the <br />