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• The traffic in this area is terrible. It would area. Denser development in this area <br /> be a mistake to add traffic on Eubanks would ruin its appeal both to current <br /> Road by allowing industrial development residents, as well as to people who might <br /> in this area. It is also a mistake to plan for consider moving there. <br /> this area, when we do not know the <br /> outcome of landfill site 17. Change this • Alternative #3 would be the best, as light <br /> area back to Rural Residential zoning, and rail would promote a lot of good growth. <br /> look north of 1-40 for commercial Acceptable types of uses for an <br /> development. This area is already too "employment center" would be medical <br /> squeezed in. offices, and small shopping centers or one <br /> large business, like a Wal-mart. Light <br /> • Make sure that if development occurs, that industrial, w a r e h o u s i n g, and <br /> developers are required to set aside usable manufacturing would not be acceptable <br /> open space for playgrounds, parks. What "employment center" uses. <br /> is the zoning of the Greene tract? (Dave <br /> Roesler explained that the property is • Landfill Site 17 needs to be acknowledged <br /> currently zoned for Residential use.) as a major factor in developing the plan, <br /> as it would impact Eubanks Road traffic <br /> Written Comments and Questions flow immensely. <br /> from February 22, 1994 Meeting • Do not encourage developing <br /> • Give bikepaths, pedestrian paths, employment centers. There is already an <br /> greenways, and public transit more existing traffic bottleneck at the <br /> priority as goals and objectives for the intersection of Eubanks Road and Airport <br /> area. Would like to see the Greene tract Road. Alternative #1 is best suited for the <br /> as a huge park area. area. Based on the objective of moving <br /> people efficiently from 1-40 to downtown <br /> • Oppose use of Site 17 as a landfill. State and the University, the employment center <br /> this strongly in the Goals and Objectives. concept will not work. <br /> • Supports alternative#3. No large malls or • Make one of the goals and objectives to <br /> Wal-marts,though. Supports the"employ- have bicycle and walking trails with a <br /> ment center concept, with some uses to <br /> large park as a destination. <br /> help those using the park and ride lot (gas • Place the employment center on the <br /> station, P.O. Boxes, dry cleaners, small corner of Eubanks Road and 1-40 only. <br /> grocery store, that people would walk to.) Keep the non-residential uses right off of <br /> Need to define affordable housing. Could the interstate so as to minimize traffic in <br /> consider an affordable housing model, the rest of the area. <br /> maybe a well-designed mobile home park. <br /> • There needs to be a stoplight at the • The presented goals and objectives seem <br /> intersection of NC86 and Eubanks Road! good, however they are so broad and <br /> The traffic from 1-40, UPS, and the landfill, general that it is difficult to make any <br /> makes it very difficult to get out. specific comments. <br /> • Add the use of the Greene tract as a park • Alternative #3 is the best because it is the <br /> as a goal and objective. Supports most imaginative and forward-looking. <br /> alternative #1. The employment center is The employment center is well-suited for <br /> not needed in this area, residential the area between 1-40 and Eubanks Road, <br /> housing is a more appropriate use of this as well as along the rail route. <br /> Page A-26 Northwest Small Area Plan <br />