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Mx. Marvin Collins_ - - - - June 16 , 1987 -t - - - - , . ' Page 2 - - approximately 1, 250 to 1, 600 feet in depth from the Forest on a front of approximately 2, 550 feet. It is bounded on the south by the northern boundary of the Transition Area as fixed by the Planning Board recommendation. Furthermore, the property lies mostly in the Bolin Creek Drainage.Basin and consequently drains away from the Duke Forest. Several years ago my clients considered a development for their property for single family residential use. They found that the . land would not meet the perk standards of Orange County in that testing indicated the soil throughout the tract to be unsuitable for septic tanks. Thus it appears that their property is virtually undevelopable for residential use without the availability of public sewer. They therefore are most anxious to have their land included in the Transition Area. I believe; though I have made only a general and not specific check, that my clients ' property is the only property in the 'Bolin Creek Basin no: included in the Transition Area. It at least includes a large majority of the excluded property which lies in the Bolin - Creek Basin. Furthermore, I believe that putting this property. to the residential use envisioned for the Transition Area would - be entirely compatible with the protection the Board is seeking for the Duke Forest area. As the Verner/Bernhard property drains away 'from Duke Forest properties, there should be no problems `( with from development activity leading to the � �._,.h erosion and runoff from Y g degradation of surface of endangered water habitats, threatened species and plant communities in the Duke Torest which was a major .expressed concern of the Administration and-the Planning Board. - I would also like to emphasize•,the questions raised by Commissioner Don Willhoit at the May 4th meeting with reference - to .a buffer consisting of those properties abutting Duke Forest. It would seem that such a provision would create a variable buffer depending on the depth of the respective properties - - abutting Duke Forest•, and would not be based on any planning need _c= the protection intended. . . . Please bring these matters to the attention of. the Planning Board . and other appropriate groups involved in the further study of this area to the end that the Board might deem it appropriate to - recommend- inclusion of my clients' property in, the Transition - Area as requested by the Town of Carrboro.