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JUN-01-1995 13:49 FROM ORANGE CTY COMMISSIONERS TO 3002 P.06%08 Ln] 6 12 move into the County. Ns. Bateman sipports a sliding scale because she does not want to see any a overburdened by this fee. She also submitted a petition with i signatures which read as follows: We, the undersigned suppor following strategies for ensuring that future residential gr is linked to responsible and timely expansion in school capac y. 1. The areas' school boar , school administrations, and elected officials must accept mu al responsibility for joint planning, 2. Higher revenues from 13 mct fees are needed, and other funding sources must be found. 3. A school impact study should be required for proposed developments. 4. Concurrence should be considered as an effective planning tool. S. Developers of sizable subdivisions could be required to donate land. 6. Residential growth sui., not be allowed to outpace and overwhelm our schools' capacity lo provide high quality education. RON WEBER stated he has been bu dine homes in Chapel Hill for ten years. The price of housing as increased drastically over the last two years because of 1 costs. Although the target of school impact fees is new sidents, it is actually affecting everyone who builds a home He feels the Board of County Commissioners need a broad-based pla The current proposal is the easiest but not adequate or fair, He feels there must be a better Way. HARVEY GOLDSTEIN, President of a Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA, stated that the PTA fully supports increase in the impact fee. They do not believe that $1,500 come close to the average cost each additional housing unit imposes n school capital facilities, especially in the southern half of County. Hopefully, the study being conducted will yield a e accurate estimate of these costs. They continue to support a s ding scale so the fee does not have an adverse impact on afford le housing in the County. He urged the Board of County Commies Hers to vote to approve the ProP06ed increase for the Chapel Nil rrboro potion of the County, even if the Orange County Sc le do not support the increase. This is justified by the losion of residential growth in the southern portion of th County and the strain it has placed on education. _ TERM B. MCPHBRSON spoke agai the proposed increase in the school impact fee. she feels it alizes the people who have lived in the area all their life. S is a single head of household with two children and litt money. She wants a good education for her children but she w is to be able to provide them a home. she asked that the iXPa t fee be made fair to all residents in orange County.