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. 8 <br /> The Task Force notes that some actions concerning the facilities at <br /> Horace Williams Airport may become necessary and desirable to main- <br /> tain current airport capability and improve safety during the five <br /> plus year period necessary for construction of an alternative air- <br /> port. These include runway resurfacing and marking, installation of <br /> a non-directional beacon for instrument approaches and construction <br /> of some portions of a parallel taxiway. The Task Force su <br /> the University and Orange County review such needs with Town that <br /> Chapel Hill and take any necessary actions, while pursuing the pri- <br /> mary goal of establishing a new airport to serve the community and <br /> the University. <br /> Two Task Force members objected to any facility maintenance actions <br /> or improvements at Horace Williams Airport which might lead to in- <br /> creases in airport operations and could delay development of the new <br /> airport. These members inserted the following <br /> marks as their minority substitute for the preceding in quotation <br /> g paragraph. <br /> paragraph. <br /> "The Task Force acknowledges that there are some ways in which the <br /> present Horace Williams Airport could be better maintained during the <br /> time period required for completion of a new airport <br /> facing and marking of the runway) . Force (e is that County Commissioners should approach Task Force suggests that the <br /> and the University in order to jointly review maintenance needs <br /> and to determine appropriate actions. " <br /> AHEC <br /> UNC's Area Health Education Centers are one of the principal users of <br /> Horace Williams Airport. The Task Force acknowledges with thanks the <br /> letters it has received from several AHEC's in the state, urging <br /> strongly that Horace Williams airport be retained for AHEC use or <br /> that a similarly conveniently located airport be made available. <br /> The Task Force agrees, of course, that Horace Williams Airport pro- <br /> vides a very valuable service to the AHEC program. <br /> The Task Force considers that with the forthcoming opening of I-40, a <br /> similarly convenient site for a new airport can _ Th <br /> Task Force can't help but note, in addition though, thatlthe cone <br /> venience of Horace Williams is steadily being diminished as UNC and <br /> Chapel Hill vehicular traffic continues to increase. It may well be <br /> that a "further out" site will be only slightly less convenient than <br /> a future Horace Williams in a much more congested Chapel Hill area. <br /> S�onsorshib <br /> The Task Force considers strongly that an Orange County airport <br /> would be a paying proposition <br /> would be an economic development <br /> plus for the county <br /> must be operated always with very <br /> high standards <br /> should be an integral part of a <br /> county plan for land use <br /> controls. <br /> INIMEMmommEmelmilmw <br />