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uuti•dU <br /> 80%.1 <br /> in Orange County. He says this is not a positive contribution to <br /> the County; the air and noise pollution will extend beyond the pro- <br /> perty lines. If this project is approved there will be an urban <br /> sprawl there. He wants the airport placed in Northern Orange, <br /> near Hillsborough. <br /> Mr. David Curl: A resident of Bingham Township, said he had <br /> received a letter from the Planning Staff that told him of this <br /> proposal and that he had a house located in the flight approaches <br /> to the airport. Mr. Curl said Mr. Hazard didn't know his house <br /> was there and he was scared. He wants the County to make sure the <br /> developers know what they are doing. <br /> Ms. Julie Andresen: A resident of Chapel Hill, spoke for a <br /> group called Citizens For Airport Planning. Ms. Andresen intro- <br /> duced an editorial from the Daily Tar Heel and a letter from the <br /> Chancellor of UNC to Mayor Nassif (those letters are on pages <br /> and respectively) . Ms. Andresen asserted that HWA is a public, <br /> County airport; its use in itself demonstrates the need, for an air- <br /> port. She emphasized the location of the schools to HWA and her <br /> group's concern for the safety of the children there. The air- <br /> planes must pass over the schools to land. Ms.. Andresen said <br /> Chapel Hill has 66% of the the County population and probably pays <br /> much more than that proportion in taxes. She said it isn't good <br /> to infill from an airport. She asked that the Boards look closely <br /> at this alternative to the Horace Williams Airport. She added that <br /> Bingham Township had already felt some urbanizing pressure from <br /> Chapel Hill. <br /> Mr. Watts Hill, Jr.: Representing Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber <br /> of Commerce, said, 1) a substitute for HWA is needed; 2) it should <br /> be reasonably near Chapel Hill-Carrboro (3-5 miles) ; 3) as a matter <br /> of policy, the Chamber cannot take a position for a specific site <br /> but would like to make additional comments. a) demand calculated <br /> up to the year 2000 is 150 aircraft, which the Chamber thinks is <br /> understated; b) if this site is inappropriate which site is appropriate; <br /> c)is there any consideration given to the amount of taxes which would <br />