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• <br /> • <br /> Highland Subdivision <br /> June 30, 1566 <br /> dace 2 <br /> One day there will more than 5000 resioents living on the <br /> 1.800 acres of property; tnose residents will need <br /> neighborhood business services ano will neeo professional ann <br /> office space for banks, accountants, ooctors, oentists and other <br /> support services that every resioentual neighborhood relies on. <br /> • <br /> Professional planners know and the Town board should know <br /> that there will eventually have to be some limited neighborhood <br /> • business and 0 & I zoning within the 1800 acres. It is <br /> short-siohteo not to plan for these neeos ano zone properly <br /> now. Activity nodes must be established witnin the lduu acres. <br /> It is short-sighted to torte future resioents to travel long <br /> distances by car to obtain laundry, do grocery shopping, ouy <br /> fuel and tend to everyday needs. Neighborhood businesses do not <br /> attract growth and traffic, tney support tne growth in the area <br /> as it occurs. <br /> Besides being snort-sighted, it is wrong to mislead <br /> residents who now live in the area. We believe tnat future <br /> rezoninos, wiil nave to occur. isn't it better to pre-plan <br /> • activity locations and business uses in strategic locations <br /> • rather than reacting to piecemeal, and often devisive, <br /> case-by-case requests for rezoning? <br /> This county nas always pre-planned its activity nooes ano <br /> put all residents on notice about the need. and location for <br /> neighborhood services. We strongly urge the Commissioners to <br /> postpone a decision and remand the zoning recommendation back 'CO <br /> the Town of Carrboro for further study ann for the specific <br /> purpose of identifying activity nodes. if the Comissioners wish <br /> to approve the current zoning plan now, we ask 'that a <br /> simultaneous resolution be Passed requesting the Town of <br /> Carrboro to thoroughly reexamine the newly designated k-20 areas. <br /> and make a recommendation py 1 Dec. 188, for instance, <br /> concerning the designation of activity nooes within the Ib00 <br /> acres. The present zoning Plan without activity nodes will, an <br /> our view, lean to undesireable aria oevisive case-by-case zoning <br /> decisions wnicn are not in the pest interests of resioents, <br /> property owners, oevelopers or electea officials. <br /> • <br /> We will appreciate your attention in tnis matter. <br /> sincerely, 142114...... <br /> Zale Redfoot <br /> Presioent <br /> • <br />