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rmmm t DS JPA DRAFT MINUTES 4-17-86 PAGE 13 way out on Old Hillsborough Road. Factories and assembly plants come and go but homes and families stay." 1 Ruth Miller, Billabong Lane resident, expressed concern with the proposed landfill which she noted would be in her backyard and would affect three hundred families. She continued expressing concerns with the effects the landfill will have on the environment, the schools, land values and quality of life. She expressed concern that it is located only three miles from downtown Chapel Hill. She inquired about traffic safety on Homestead Road, Eubanks Road and the road which will run adjacent to the proposed landfill. She stated it is a known fact that landfills are one of the greatest health hazards and polluting hazards to families and the environment. She further inquired about water quality and pollution noting there are resource protection areas indicated on the maps which go into Bolin Creek and New Hope Creek. The residents in the area depend on wells; the extension of water lines does not answer the question of water pollution. All of Carrboro and Chapel Hill is affected by the proposed landfill. Ms. Miller concluded with the thought that the dreams of passing land for homes on to her children has been shattered by the devastating effect of the landfill on the land and quality of life. Steve Halkiotis began his presentation noting that his property adjoins the Calvander area. He was distressed with the thought that this was to be a commercial area and noted that two school buses could not pass each other on the bridge on Homestead Road. He continued expressing distress with the bureaucracy of Carrboro and the fact that annexation was not the improvement which was promised. He cited increased taxes and poor garbage pickup service as other problems from annexation. He continued relating other problems with Carrboro ranging from purchase of city stickers to problems in the receipt of his mail. He cautioned Calvander residents against allowing the industrial node as he felt this was only going to lead to annexation of the Calvander area into Carrboro. Halkiotis closed noting that when asked where he lives he does not answer Carrboro, he answers Calvander. Sally Nussbaumer stated that she was concerned about the proposed Draft Land Use Plan for all the previously stated reasons and an additional reason as well. She noted that she felt sure a lot of time and effort had gone into the proposal but she had questions about the care with which the plan was drawn up. "I live on approximately five acres of land in Calvander. There are restrictive covenants on my land which preclude more than one dwelling on the entire parcel of land and