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63 <br /> clear that development would be connected to the <br /> Efland sewer system. <br /> Insofar as transportation is concerned, Collins said <br /> that standards had been provided which required <br /> sites to be transit compatible. The developer pays <br /> for such site improvements, but the public pays for <br /> the transit system. Individual businesses that are <br /> large enough could provide van pools to park-and- <br /> ride lots or between the node and municipalities. <br /> The difficulty for the Triangle Transit Authority in <br /> terms of planning for and providing transit service <br /> to the nodes is that there is "nothing on the <br /> ground" in terms of actual development or zoning <br /> categories. Such service may ultimately be provided <br /> through rail and/or bus service, but the long term <br /> cost may well be by the public initially with <br /> capital and operating costs recouped through rider <br /> fares. <br /> Collins handed out a one-page summary which provided <br /> basic information about cost-benefit analysis. (A <br /> copy of the handout is included as an attachment to <br /> these minutes on pages -_. ) Collins noted impacts <br /> that the Commissioners had identified and stated <br /> that either through Planning or EDC data, it would <br /> be possible to provide most, if not all, of the <br /> desired information. The only exception would be <br /> where confidentiality or legal constraints existed. <br /> Ted Abernathy indicated that he felt that the <br /> districts would have no impact on residential <br /> growth. Abernathy noted situations that might occur <br /> where a building is constructed but no tenants have <br /> been located in the facility. While tax revenues <br /> would be received, until the space is actually <br /> occupied, there would be no employment data to <br /> collect. The other situation noted by Abernathy was <br /> that employees come and go. Capturing the <br /> information may be no problem, but six months from <br /> . the date of the survey, the responses may have <br /> changed completely. Abernathy concluded by saying <br /> that clarification is needed on some terms, such as <br /> "new" residents, but that could be worked out before <br /> data collection begins. He indicated that two years <br /> from now, there would probably be no development in <br /> either of the districts, so the time frame of 2-3 <br /> years would probably need to be expanded. <br /> Collins indicated that the last set of comments <br /> concerned criteria for development such as low water <br /> usage, little or no production of hazardous waste, <br /> and little or no truck traffic and low noise levels. <br /> Collins stated that hazardous waste was controlled <br />