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k- r.s.f,u7s3c. <br /> 0 4,4- <br /> General Contractors <br /> -�-� <br /> j.) .. . - John D. Hartley, P,es. <br /> N.C. l..ic. !'ay. 1O 2 - . 919-S8 -0022 <br /> Design Et Conga of <br /> Solar Er S•u 1irls Fit BOX 5'i So <br /> :hatter /4111k\\\ Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514 <br /> • <br /> Spence and Lyn Dickinson April 11, 1986 <br /> Heartwood <br /> Rt 8 Box 92x <br /> Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 • <br /> Eddie Kirk - <br /> Orange County Planning Department - - - <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br /> • <br /> RE: Special Use Permit Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain " <br /> - <br /> Dear Eddie, <br /> We are please) to submit this narrative in support of our application for a PD-HRI <br /> Special Use Permit for the development, HEARTWOOD at BLACKWOOD MOUNTAIN. <br /> For the past 14 years we have gained valuable experience owning <br /> and managing a family oriented apartment community in Chapel Hill. <br /> Also, we have spent 4 years owning and operating a dairy farm where <br /> we did extensive gardening and farming. . At the dairy farm, we also <br /> set up a complete sawmill and provided an apprenticeship program for <br /> the student drop-outs from the Alamance County school system. In the <br /> last .3 years we have owned and managed the SUNRISE FARMERS MARKET, a <br /> produce and natural foods grocery store in this community. Orange County <br /> was where our ancestors, the Thompson, settled in 1752. Orange County - <br /> is our home and has been for 16 years. Our family plans to stay and to <br /> contribute to the improvement and stability of this community as did <br /> our ancestors. <br /> HEARTWOOD is our commitment to preserve a respect for the land and its <br /> resources and to offer a place where a variety of activities and learning <br /> experiences can take place. A place where the values of the family farm <br /> can flourish, in spite of its decline as an economically viable lifestyle <br /> the the farm used to offer many- Americans. HEARTWOOD will be a safe place. <br /> where both adults and children can grow towards their fullest potential. <br /> Today's developments offer either high density complexes or elite and <br /> separate neighborhoods with large individual land holdings; neither of <br /> which foster a true sense of personal interaction nor cooperation, but <br /> rather promotes only a sense of separteness and fear of one's own <br /> • <br /> neighbor. Through fostering a commitment, a feeling of personal respons- <br /> iblity, and encouraging community sharing HEARTWOOD will make a difference. <br /> - There are many people who are in favor of a more balanced environment <br /> and want the opportunity to experience a more wholesome and fulfilling <br /> lifestyle. In view of today's hectic pace many people are looking for that <br />