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On October 13 , 1985 . the Board of Commissioners. in joint session z 0 1 with the Chapel Hill Town Council, approved the final version of the JPA Land Use Plan and text. The Town of Carrboro subsequently voiced its objection to the reduction of areas designated for Suburban Residential development. A work group comprised of representatives of both Towns and Orange County was established and began meeting to resolve the matter as well as others affecting the Joint Planning Area. A list of 13 principles proposed by the group was approved in concept by the three jurisdictions., Among the principles was a proposal to carry the expansion of the Transition Area (Suburban Residential area) back to public hearing in February. Summary of Key Issues During the JPA Plan approval process and. afterward. several key issues emerged concerning the boundary of the Transition Area in Bolin Creek basin. They are summarized below. apA St;ategy Plans In initial drafts of the JPA Plan as well as the final document. a series of strategy maps were presented which illustrated different development strategies. The maps designated areas as urban. transition and rural buffer and were intended to define the boundary of the urban services district or transition area for . Chapel Hill-Carrboro. All four maps indicated growth occurring throughout Bolin Creek basin. Utility System Expansion Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) has advocated designating the entire Bolin Creek drainage basin as Transition Area. Portions of the basin are already served with gravity sewer systems. and it would be desirable to steer expected urban and suburban development into areas which can be served by extensions of such systems rather than using more expensive and complicated alternatives (pump stations and force mains) . OWASA has also suggested that establishment of the Bolin Creek basin as a Transition Area might indirectly reduce development pressure in University Lake watershed. Calvander Community At the April public hearing and subsequent neighborhood meetings, residents of the Calvander community voiced many coiacerns about the Plan proposals. including the following: 1. Opposition to the proposed commercial/industrial node and high density housing; 2. Concern about the proposed extension of Homestead Road and northern loop system. particularly with respect to increased traffic and the effects on University Lake watershed; 3. Desire to retain "rural" character of Calvander area; and •