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• • agreement. 3 Planning Board Chair Barry Jacobs noted that at their special Planning Board meeting held on October 28th, the concerns raised by the residents of Fox Meadow were discussed at length. There are merits that should be addressed. However, the Board felt it was too late in the process to make adjustments and that there are other variables that the residents of Fox Meadow had not considered. The Planning Board recom- mended that the Agreement be approved and that the Planning Board Chair and the Planning Director send a letter to the residents of Fox Meadow explaining the process and offering assistance should the residents want to pursue the matter. Ken Meardon expressed frustration with the process ested getting the people who are directly involved brought intoa the suprocess earlier. He questioned how the concerns of the citizens in Fox Meadow could, if they are not good enough now to amend the process, enough to amend the process at a later date. He asked that the Agreement be ood not be approved as it now reads. Chair Marshall expressed understanding of the concerns expressed by the residents in Fox Meadow and explained that there are procedures for amending the Joint Planning Agreement. Commissioner Willhoit noted that the concerns were heard at the public hearing and that it was not too late in the process to receive that input. Everybody was receptive to finding a way to address those concerns and what was proposed by the Planning Directors was a resolution that states that Carrboro will not annex the area in less than 10 years. He emphasized the importance of moving ahead with the approval of Agreement and informed Mr. Meardon that an amendment may be pursued the accordance with the process as outlined in the Agreement. He suggested that the residents may want to present a petition for voluntary to Chapel Hill which would then go to r t renexurion hree p dictions to see if they would be willing tol modify the agreement. jris- Commissioner Halkiotis empathized with the Fox Meadow residents and stressed how important it is for those citizens in the outlying to be involved in those municipalities, in the government and on the Planning Boards. Y� g areas Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commis- sioner Hartwell to approve the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve the Joint Planning Agreement as presented on October 14, 1987 including the technical corrections recommended by the County Attorney authorize the Chair to sign. Adjustment of the western boundary and Carrboro Transition Area 1 is not recommended since a separate public lic hearing would be required to change the boundary. P Public VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2. OPEN SPACE PLAN - RE UEST FOR PROPOSALS Marvin Collins presented for consideration a draft request for proposals for the preparation of a comprehensive open space plan for Orange County. He outlined the re performed. He presented a tentativesttime d schedule owithf a projected be beginning date of January 5, 1988. Projected for PropoThe sPlanning tBoardcheco ended approval of the proposed Request The Planning Board Chair recommended that they Committee selection representatives of the University of North Carolina and other utility companies such as Duke Power and Piedmont Electric. The Administration recommends approval the Planning Board. Recommendations for repreentations oncothenOpenbyS ace Technical Advisory Committee will be presented at the November 17 P Commissioners meeting. , 1987