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mmw 11 community be considered and protected. She also expressed support for the Rural Buffer recommendations. David Merten expressed support for the Rural Buffer and urged the Board of Commissioners to support the buffer and watershed protection. David Parrish expressed the desire to be able to subdivide his four acres of land to give one acre to each of his three children. Robert E. Cowan indicated he was in the process of looking for land to purchase on which to build a home. He felt that young people as well as poor people were being restricted from owning property and homes due to the increased cost with larger lot sizes. Helene Ivey expressed concern with expanding development in the form of apartments. She noted that she felt a bond issued should be held to acquire open space and parks that were needed. She indicated she felt the Rural Buffer was unfair to those desiring to build homes. Bobby Spaugh expressed concern with the regulations and the procedures necessary to be able to build a home and indicated he was not in favor of a two-acre minimum lot size requirement. He stated that he felt a rural setting was being provided for a metropolitan area for those to enjoy at the property owners' expense. Theo Cantwell expressed concern with the lots that are not buildable due to perk test failure. He noted it is important for young people to be able to purchase land and build homes. He was in favor of one acre minimum lot size. Robert Mays stated that he owned a one-acre nonconforming lot. He expressed concern that if his home were destroyed by fire that he could not rebuild due to being a nonconforming lot. He continued that he felt he should be due a reduction in tax value since he had a nonconforming lot. Marvin Collins, Planning Director, responded that the Orange County Zoning Ordinance permits a home destroyed by fire to be rebuilt. County Attorney, Geoff Gledhill, responded that the only requirement to be met would be setback requirements. Mr. Mays continued that the only way he could be assured that his rights were being protected would be for the Board to change the two-acre minimum lot size requirement to one acre. James Plymire indicated he felt there were still some unanswered questions about the Rural Buffer and some of the recommendations of the study are invalid. He stated he felt a moratorium should be placed on the recommendation of the two-acre minimum lot size until such time as a complete study could be made. B. B. Olive , representing the Triangle Land Conservancy indicated he was in favor of the Rural Buffer and preserving the quality of the environment but expressed the idea that perhaps it should extend farther to the north. He stated that he felt it was an invalid premise that public water and sewer could be prevented in the Rural Buffer. He felt the 38, 000 acres could be substantially reduced by an agreement with Duke University regarding restriction on Duke Forest properties. He felt there were those