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U0787 <br /> 970 <br /> 2 <br /> In addition, if the Midway Airport/Airpark were to be built and be highly <br /> successful, this might necessitate the building of a north-south highway and/or <br /> four-lanning Highway 54, promoting still another major transportation corridor <br /> through Orange County. Thus, the proposed airport site is not ideal. Furthermore, <br /> the proposed industrial park is also poorly situated for the same reasons. Travel <br /> time for workers to and from Hillsborough and Durham would be prolonged. This _ <br /> consideration of highway accessibility is not trivial. Based on the fact that <br /> the backers of this proposal are anticipating anywhere from 3-6,000 workers, it <br /> is clear that the local surrounding countryside cannot supply such an abundance <br /> of labor manpower and major roadway improvements would be needed for accessibility. <br /> 2. It has often been said that a general aviation facility to relieve <br /> Raleigh-Durham airport of its light aircraft is needed. For many of the reasons <br /> outlined above, this particular proposal is inadequate. For example, in a recent <br /> study in which questionnaires were mailed to pilots currently owning airplanes <br /> at Raleigh=Durham airport, only 13% suggested that they would be willing to move :.,.. <br /> their airplanes from Raleigh-Durham to an airport located in Orange county between <br /> Hillsborough and Durham. One can imagine that an airport located even farther <br /> into southwest Orange county in an area not totally accessible from the major <br /> population centers would be even less attractive. This makes it likely that <br /> the location of an airport will be a crucial factor in deciding its vitality - <br /> not an inconsequential matter should the county decide at some time in the future <br /> to take over its operation, <br /> 3. As recognized by the Planning Boards of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br /> Orange county, this major proposal is of urban character requiring urban services. <br /> For example, in this proposal, it is suggeSted that 130,000 gallons per day of <br /> water will be required for the airpark. If the average individual uses 50-60 <br /> gallons of water per day and one assumes that each individual will be working 8 <br /> hours, then this amount of water would support 6,000 employees. Furthermore, <br /> . _ . . <br /> • . <br />