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landowner was just beyond it, and he was concerned about setbacks. He said this was in Mebane, not in Orange County, and he did vote against it. He said in the end, the City of Mebane was able to mediate a resolution with the citizen. He said he tries to be attentive to any issues that involve Orange County. Chair McKee thanked him, and he noted that this is why it is important to have outside appointees to these boards, because the various entities have different regulations. Thomas Fenske thanked the Orange County Planning Department for having orientation sessions for him and others. ■ Hillsborouqh Board of Adiustment Carl Edward Sain is the Orange County representative on the Hillsborough Board of Adjustment, and he had no comments. ■ Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees James Stroud is the Orange County representative on the Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees. He said everything is going well. He said it seems that the only concern he has heard from the Trustees is about continued financial support from Orange County. Chair McKee said there is no lack of support for the Chapel Hill Library even as the Board discusses a southern branch library. Commissioner porosin asked Mr. Stroud if he has heard any discussion of the need for a more collaborative relationship with regard to the southwest branch. James Stroud said no. He said the main concern is how that branch will operate and whether the Chapel Hill Library will keep their funding. ■ Chapel Hill Planninq Commission Deborah Fulghieri is the Orange County ETJ representative on the Chapel Hill Planning Commission, which used to be the Planning Board. She said there are fewer seats on the new re-aligned board than before, and Chapel Hill voted to eliminate the joint planning area (JPA) County seat. She asked the Board of County Commissioners to keep this seat and the ETJ seat. She said Rogers Road has been voted into the ETJ area and will have different concerns than the southern ETJ. She said the southern ETJ contains the Obey Creek development, which was recently presented to the planning commission. She said the developer plans to put off annexation from the ETJ into the town of Chapel Hill until July 1St of 2016. She said if the general assembly votes to eliminate ETJs, this development will fall into the County jurisdiction. She said the planner in charge of Obey Creek said that as of March 13th they had sent the proposed development agreement to Orange County. She said a new zoning designation is being formed, called development agreement 1, which is a placeholder. She is trying to vote against this as she thinks it sets a bad precedent. Deborah Fulghieri said 4100-4500 new residences are approved for building in Chapel Hill, plus another 151 single family homes. She said this has bearing on the school districts and County services. Chair McKee said it is very difficult to predict what the legislature may or may not do. Commissioner porosin clarified that the area of the ETJ has increased, but not the seats on the board. He said the JPA seat is vacant, and he asked if it is going to be eliminated. Deborah Fulghieri said she does not know if it is going to be eliminated. She said the planning commission voted to eliminate one of the two seats, either an ETJ or JPA seat.