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is day you will look back and say "Why did we allow this to happen to our beautiful countryside! " - and if we don't live to regret letting that happen, I'm sure our children and grandchildren will, because they are mainly the ones that are going to suffer from overpopulation, overcrowded roads and schools, too much concrete, too few trees and too high taxes to try to service all of these thousands of extra people. Now is the time to control growth and we can do that by keeping our rural land zoned low density. Maybe some of you want to see Chapel Hill and Carrboro turn into a big city like Charlotte - where it takes an hour or more to drive across town. That's what's going to happen if you're not careful. Right now, residents of Calvander and Homestead Road area are very lucky people - we have the best of both worlds - we're country, yet, we're close to schools, churches, banks, grocery stores, gas stations, garages, laundrymats, drugstores, etc. , all within a mile or so driving distance from us. There is one more issue I feel very strongly about. That being for our elected County Commissioners to have the absolute, final controlling word over Carrboro' s Transition Areas I & II. I request we have that in writing and signed by all of our Commissioners, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and. Chapel Hill Town Council. My reason for this is simple - It is a Fact that we do not have a voting voice with Carrboro's political system - however, county residents do have the opportunity and right to vote for our County Commissioners with the county system. We can all work together at meetings and swap ideas at public hearings, but that's not the same as voting power! ! ! And morever - we want to remain Or nae County, Residents,, we do not want to be a part of Chapel Hill or Carrboro. We can have joint planning, but, we would like to continue to rule our own roost in cooperation with the County. Let us keep Calvander Country!