Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
142 <br /> eaten up by the rising cost of supplying services to the residents of <br /> the Town. The Planning Committee of 1977 understood that; the one of <br /> today does not. Let me read you their vision of this, ' the <br /> unlimited growth alternative which this group of whoever is <br /> responsible, would require a significantly higher level of services <br /> than is required by the presence of urban areas. It would require <br /> extensions of water and sewer lines, 183 acres of additional <br /> roadways and I don't believe that this one that was talking about on <br /> Homestead was included at that time. Increased police protection, <br /> increased fire protection, including a new sub-station to be located <br /> in the northwestern portion of town (None of these subjects have been <br /> discussed in all of this) , increased park and recreation staff in <br /> order to maintain the parkland required, an increased Town Staff to <br /> manage the every day functions of a town of 21, 000 residents, one <br /> additional elementary school located in the northern part of the town <br /> adjacent to the recreation center to provide for the multiple use for <br /> both facilities. Implementation of this Plan would radically alter <br /> the character and scale of Carrboro. ' That is what we are dealing <br /> with in having this industrial park in here and all that goes with <br /> it; 'the sprawling nature of development would eclipse the human <br /> scale and neighborhood ambience which exists today. The market would <br /> shape the future of Carrboro largely according to economic criteria" <br /> that is what this Planning Board is allowing this community to do. " <br /> Clint Burklin, President of the Stoney Creek Neighborhood <br /> Association, presented a prepared statement which is attached to <br /> these minutes. <br /> Chair Willhoit stated he had received a petition from the <br /> Borland Road residents signed by 39 people opposing the creation of <br /> an industrial zone at the I-40/New Hope Church Road interchange. <br /> Henry Whitfield began his statement saying that he felt the <br /> rural buffer was a misnomer. "I think what we are talking about is <br /> what part of the land we're going to maintain as residential and what <br /> part we are going to develop as commercial and industrial. And I <br /> think that should be definitely specified. " Mr. Whitfield continued <br /> indicating the location of his property, (23 + acres) between Carol <br /> Woods and New Hope Fire Station, and the plans he had for this <br /> property at the time of purchase approximately fifteen years ago. He <br /> noted he had always intended for his land to remain residential and <br /> now he did not know whether he would be able to develop this land <br /> even in the next twenty years. Whitfield noted that his land was <br /> adjacent to land that had been developed with one acre lots and he <br /> felt that anything other than one acre lots would be unfair to him. <br /> Whitfield indicated that in order to underwrite sewers in these areas <br /> there must be high enough density to pay for the sewer. He expressed <br /> a concern that lower density than one acre lots would increase cost <br /> of property and with water and sewer make it unaffordable for many <br /> people. He referenced studies made by Triangle J in the 1960s which <br /> indicated how sewer service could be provided for the area and noted <br /> that these plans apparently have never been considered and expressed <br /> a desire for residential one- acre lots rather than a rural buffer to <br /> help create more affordable homes. <br /> Marie Bristol spoke about the Eubanks Road/I-40 interchange <br /> expressing concern with the design of the node and the way it goes <br /> through Duke Forest. She expressed concern for those property owners <br />