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053 . ‘ t. <br /> DRAFT PBM 12-17-86 PAGE 14 <br /> the public hearing. The only way to avoid leapfrog <br /> development would be to consider - expansion of the Rural <br /> Buffer concept to other portions of the County. This all <br /> ties in with defining just what the Rural Buffer is. <br /> Collins indicated that he felt if the lot size were <br /> reduced to one acre or 40,000 square feet, there would <br /> not be such a problem with leapfrog development. This <br /> would make development fairly uniform throughout the <br /> County. <br /> Pilkey inquired the status of the University Lake; <br /> discussions with Carrboro. Collins responded that those!. <br /> discussions are still to be resolved. <br /> Dates for a future public hearing were discussed. <br /> Collins gave the Board the options available for those <br /> dates. <br /> Kramer noted that there had been a lot of opposition to <br /> the two acre minimum lot size. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> Henry Whitfield <br /> Mr. Whitfield, owner of property in the Rural Buffer as <br /> well as other property in Orange County. expressed the <br /> concern that all property in Orange County would be <br /> affected by what is done in the Rural Buffer due to the <br /> effect on the tax base. Mr. Whitfield expressed concern <br /> that those involved in making such decisions are new to <br /> Orange County and not life-long residents as are most of <br /> those citizens. expressing the desire for smaller than two <br /> acre lot sizes. He noted that he felt this was a move to <br /> stop growth and make development of an individual's <br /> property too expensive to develop. He indicated that he <br /> felt more damage would be done to the ecology through the <br /> installation of wells and septic tanks on every two acre <br /> lot and encouraged extension of public water and sewer <br /> from the beginning. He felt more investigation needs to <br /> be done from the ecology standpoint. He noted that the <br /> cost of extending public water and sewer later, perhaps <br /> after the failure of septic tanks and contamination of <br /> wells, would be much more costly for the residents of <br /> Orange County. He submitted the name of B. B. Olive as <br /> one who could bring much needed information to the Boards <br /> about the ecology of the county. <br /> Jacobs stated that .the Planning Board would appreciate <br /> hearing from Mr. Olive and anyone else who can supply the <br /> much needed information. <br /> Larry Reed <br /> Mr. Reed, property owner in Orange County. submitted a <br /> list of thirty-five additional names to the petition <br /> already on file. He indicated his property was within <br /> the extra-territorial boundary of Chapel Hill and would <br />