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• 15 Marvin Collins indicated that reference should be deleted. 025 Smith indicated the residents in the area of would prefer to have the homes facing St. Mary's Road so the present homes would not have to look at the backside of the proposed homes. He requested that the development be ,compatible with what is now on St. Mary's Road and be 150 feet lots facing St. Mary's Road. He voiced no objection to the development but wants to be proud of what is built. Joyce Brown questioned the adequacy of the water supply for the development. The traffic problems and the amount of noice and polution of the air had been questioned. She asked if the present sites for garbage disposal would be adequate and questioned the increased toxins at the landfill and the impact on the land values. She stated that taxes are already extreemely high and development Ili of this kind will inflat present prices in the area and land values. She asked that the County stop and see what has been approved and to look at the impacts on the environment and the quality of life. Jane Gaede, resident of Highway 70 near St. Mary's Road, voiced opposition against the project. She listed four (4E) major concerns: (1) traffic - Highway 70 is already dangerous; allowing additional traffic on the corner of Highway 70 and St. Mary's Road would make an already hazardous situation severely dangerous, (2) water - adequate water supply, (3) schools - already crowded and the additional tax base from the development would not pay for additional facilities necessary, and (4) crime - will increase and the demand on the Sheriff's Department to provide protection. She expressed concern that Hillsborough will be ruined if the development is not stopped. Mr. C. J. Andrews, representative of the Hillsborough Historical Society, expressed concern about the traffic problem on East King Street and Churton Street. The Historical Society is concerned that the people who come to visit Historic Hillsborough and walk from one area to another and the dangerous situation that will be produced by increased traffic. Ms. Vivian Roberts, resident of Carolina Avenue which borders the proposed development, does not object to development but does oppose the Scotswood Development because of the magnitude and impacts on the traffic and schools. On the proposal to rezone single family housing area from R1 to R2, most of the other homes bordering the project are built on one acre roads. She questioned the use of the buffer zones and if it would maintain or enhance the value of contigious property which is a requirement of a Special Use Permit. She expressed concern about the increased traffic that would be placed on St. Mary's Road which is already dangerous. She expressed dismay