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O6 10 and indeed the final adoption of zoning there would be by County ordinance. He asked if he were correct in that distinction. Collins responded yes. Hartwell continued. inquiring about the cross hatched area on the map in the agenda packet. Collins responded that the cross hatched area is the amount of land that would be subtracted out of the northernmost extension to account for land owned by the University of North Carolina. Chair Marshall placed into the record a letter from Sally Nussbaum who couldn't be here tonight. A copy of the letter is included as an attachment to these minutes. She then opened the public hearing for citizen comment. Virctinia Cunninahm . President of the League of Women Voters, read a prepared statement. A copy of the statement is included as an attachment to these minutes. Ms. Linda Roberts read a letter submitted by J.V. and Opal C. Brockwell, Calvander residents. A copy of the letter is included as an attachment to these minutes. Ms. Roberts then introduced herself and commented as follows: I am a 26 year resident of Calvander and a member of the Calvander Community Association. I am one of those so-called selfish Calvander residents. My roots go back in Calvander many years to my dad' s 60-year residence and my mom' s 47-year residence as well as my grandparents who lived in Calvander from 1925 until they passed away. During that 60-year period they purchased the Calvander homeplace. the Calvander School site and other surrounding property totaling approximately 70 acres. Carrboro is now trying to take control of us and destroy that. My husband and I have raised our three children here and they appear to love it just as much as we do. We have some very good neighbors and are very thankful for it. We all enjoy being rural residents. As a land owner and tax paying citizen of Orange County, I would like everyone here tonight to know that I am bitterly opposed to Carrboro having any control of Calvander whatsoever. much less total control. We have absolutely no representatives from Calvander in Carrboro. As it is now, we have you as County Commissioners, who are elected by us. county residents, to represent us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for giving us this chance to speak. All residents whom I have talked with feel as I do about the swap. The very idea of Carrboro trying to swap the watershed area for total control of 1805 acres of land is ludicrous. They have the watershed now and if they can't handle that, let them give it back to the County. It is grossly unfair to try to use us as their bargaining chip. I think one of the most important questions we