Agenda - 10-11-1995 - Items 1 and 2 - Appendix 1

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Notes From Public Meetings Neighborhood Meeting - will be expensive. (Work Group member February 22, 1994 Mary Reeb commented that affordable housing usually means greater density in General questions and comments from meeting order to create smaller, more affordable discussions: lots.) • What is the status of the University's • Need more specific goals. Horace Williams tract? (Bruce Runberg, • Will the University let the Weaver Dairy UNC representative on the Work Group Road extension actually go through the explained that the University is presently Horace Williams tract? (Bruce Runberg working on a "Principles for Strategic indicated that the University may consider Planning for Outlying Areas," that will this, depending on whether the airport include the Horace Williams land and the stays or goes.) Mason Farm land.) • What does the University think of • Use land west of current landfill for future Alternative #3 (with the rail corridor)? landfill. (Bruce Runberg explained that Alternative • Duke Forest (area immediately west of the #3 is compatible with all UNC plans. So existing landfill should not be used for a far, however, the University has only been future landfill).The neighbors surrounding working on their needs and what should the landfill have had to endure the past 20 go where.) years with the existing landfill. (Note: • Is Alternative #2 the only proposal in The Blackwood Division of Duke Forest is which the Greene tract could be used for not in the study area.) a park? (Wayne Nadler, Work Group • Do not want office or commercial Chair, explained that using the Greene "employment center" uses in this area. tract as a park would also be an option in Alternative#l. He also explained that the • Should the site of the future landfill be Greene tract probably would not be used decided first? Regarding the transit as a park in Alternative #3, due to the corridor alternative, railway buses break transit corridor.) down frequently. There is a big problem • Support park idea,access of bikepaths and with the dust and dirt on Eubanks Road. pedestrian trails would be important. The train track signal lights do not work. Screening of landfill area south of Eubanks • Need to protect existing residential Road is a waste of tax payer's money. development. • Supports a plan that would bring • Put the Greene tract back on the tax roll. employment (Lowe's, Wal-mart)and build the tax base. Avoid residential • Need to provide a range of housing types. development and the associated increase Define what "affordable housing" means- in cost to provide Town services. Bring 80% of median income? Consider putting stores, and let them pay to extend affordable housing on the Greene tract. infrastructure while also offering additional Also, housing around the transit corridor jobs that would help the low income people in this area. Page A-24 Northwest Small Area Plan