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The Task Force, consequently, recommends that a <br /> for Orange County be a public county airport. A countyiai airport could <br /> be operated as a county department, or as a county airport Y rP or <br /> operation, or perhaps with some other form of organizion. authority Whateve <br /> the form of county operation, the Task Force sees no reason why the <br /> county should give over the responsibility and benefits of an airport <br /> to a private operator. <br /> The Task Force notes, in addition, that state and federal <br /> grants are made to public agencies, not to private operations. <br /> a�rport <br /> A New Ai •ort Should Not Re.eat The Horace Williams Dilemma <br /> A new general aviation airport for Orange County can and should be <br /> planned and developed so that its usefulness and integrity will be <br /> self-perpetuating. <br /> A new airport should be large enough both in land area and runwa <br /> length to provide for the future. <br /> for turbine plane operation, would provide w 5000 wool r length, ample <br /> ell for the future. <br /> An airport of whatever size and use need not be a detriment to its <br /> surrounding area--if the surrounding area is developed <br /> Residential uses within the appropriate noise area should b properly. <br /> pro- <br /> hibited and compatible uses like commerce and indust a ou <br /> encouraged near the airport. rY should ld be <br /> For an existing airport such a prescription can be very <br /> for a new airport feasible. The rn difficult; <br /> shows what is RDU example, while not perfect, <br /> significantly, Wake County established zoning distric <br /> the 1960 s, be_�� RDU expanded <br /> of the runway which is at the ends <br /> prohibited new residential construction and <br /> permitted business and industrial development. <br /> this manner were thought to be so large that Wake County at the <br /> P The areas zoned in <br /> received considerable public criticism and ridicule, No one is <br /> critizing now <br /> is <br /> Sound land use controls are necessary,sound nd use actively true, but in addition, the <br /> county my vicinity y promote commercial and industrial development <br /> Y of the airport. The county should see the airport <br /> for what it can be, a prime tool for healthy economic <br /> especially in the near neighboring areas, those moreunsu unsuitable <br /> residential development, for <br /> site Criteria <br /> Airport location criteria are discussed well in the Orange Co <br /> Planning Department 1982 report, <br /> Sites Survey, , Gtedrhl Aviation Airport Needs nand <br /> Y► and will not be repeated here. <br /> The principal criterion for a site itself that should be noted from <br /> the beginning is that of size. <br /> the beginning permit The site obtained should be large <br /> future. p rust expansion of runway and facilities as desired in the <br /> An airport site consists of two general types - <br /> the runway and associated facilities and the olandefs the land fa <br /> for end---of-runway <br />