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54 <br /> responded that if the district was cut at Cates <br /> Creek, it could be rezoned Office-Institutional, <br /> which is a district already in the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Mr. Allison continued that his recommendation to the <br /> Planning Board is to leave the zoning as is until <br /> such time as the road is widened and perhaps changes <br /> uses. <br /> Mark Johnson, resident of Cornwallis Hills on <br /> Bonaparte Drive, made three points. One, he was in <br /> favor of some kind of planned development in the <br /> area rather than simply allowing sprawl; two, get <br /> the pink area on the map into the Town; and third, <br /> he would like to see fairness in property values <br /> (something less than Primary I, but marketable) . <br /> Guy Massey, president of the Cornwallis Hills <br /> Property Owners' Association, read the letter from <br /> the Association which was distributed by Collins. (A <br /> copy of the letter is an attachment to these minutes <br /> on pagej? . ) <br /> Mr. 'Massey indicated the location of his property on <br /> the map and spoke in favor of a different <br /> designation that would give the residents a chance <br /> to do as they wished with their property. He noted <br /> that he did not mind some type of retail development <br /> so long as it did not stay open 24 hours a day. He <br /> indicated an office park or business in a home would <br /> be all right as long as there were reasonable hours. <br /> He noted he would not be in favor of a business such <br /> as another mini-mart or a contractor's office. <br /> June Haas, I-40/Old NC 86 homeowners' group <br /> representative, stated that the preference of the <br /> seven property owners that she represented is to <br /> stay in the same location and have it remain as is. <br /> However, three of the seven property owners are <br /> widows and are concerned greatly with the inability <br /> to compete with the properties on the east side of <br /> Old NC 86. (The letter from Ms. Haas is an <br /> attachment to these minutes on pages�'s -,S�p and <br /> landowners who signed the petition are listed. ) <br /> Ms. Haas referred to a business she had had in <br /> Daniel Boone, indicating that at some point she <br /> might wish to open a shop on her property. However, <br /> if the property is not allowed to remain in Primary <br /> I, that would not be possible. She continued <br /> expressing her concerns with the loss of property <br /> value regardless of the desire or need was to sell <br /> those properties. <br /> James W. Smith expressed concern that his property <br />