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pGQ . JPA DRAFT MINUTES 4-17-86 PAGE 21 whose families had for generations lived in the area and wished to keep it residential. Using the maps, Ms. Bristol indicated locations of individual properties and explained the need for preservation of the forest lands and homelands. She expressed concern that property owners like herself wished to leave the homes to their families and have the community remain as residential. Larry Reid noted that he had the same serious concerns regarding the landfill which had already been expressed by previous speakers. He stated that he would like for the public to note that alternative methods of handling garbage, rather than use of landfills, need to be found. Mr. Reid continued, "The second item I would like to speak on is the possibility or the proposal that Carrboro and the Town of Chapel Hill has had about dividing my community by using Rogers Road as a dividing line for the municipalities to create their jurisdictional range. I wish that that line be drawn through an area that would not break a community in half. " Mr. Reid expressed a concern that plans were being made for properties without input from the owners and that "officials were elected to represent, not dictate". Bob Sonar, resident of New Hope Church Road community, stated that he wished to present a petition with 19 names to add to those previously entered, and noted that he was pleased that the rural buffer is to be retained for the I- 40/New Hope Church Road interchange. Mr. Sonar noted that with the substantial amount of environmentally sensitive areas and lack of water and sewer, it is hard to understand why this area was chosen for office/institutional and industrial uses. "it appears that the only reason it was chosen is because 1-40 is there." He stated he felt it is very important "now and in future years that the County consider other aspects of the appropriateness of the land around I-40 and its interchanges, that we not automatically assume that because DOT put the highway through this particular point, we must therefore have non-residential uses. You do not expand improved tax base by designating an area for non- residential use when it is not really suited for that purpose. " Gary Saleeby stated he felt it is clear that light industrial use that allows such things as rock quarries at New Hope Church Road interchange would be inappropriate. He also felt that a rural buffer around this interchange is inappropriate as well. He felt this was a reaction based on fear. He felt a balance of uses would be appropriate such as office/institutional, light industrial (specify carefully what this could be) for the convenience