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20 3 1 intense development, golf course and sewer lines in the current University 2 Station plan. 3 BARBARA ROBERTSON read a statement which has been made a part of the 4 record of this meeting by reference. In summary she emphasized that they 5 bought land in this area because it was rural. They have created a rich 6 organic vegetable garden and perennial flower beds. She questioned how this 7 can be preserved if they run sewer and water out to Old Ten and New Hope 8 Church Road. She asked that they not extend sewer or change the category to 9 Ten-Year Transition to Urban and to Open Space that allows R-2 and sewer 10 extension. She favors density neutral planning and clustered housing within 11 density neutral open space. She feels that Old Ten is already crowded. She 12 is against the golf course. 13 ILENE SIEGLER read a statement which has been made a part of the record 14 of this meeting by reference. In summary she asked that the Board of County 15 Commissioners not adopt the proposed change to the Land Use Plan to create 16 a new category of open space development with R-2 zoning or the ten-year 177 transition. She feels the proposed University Station project, and the R-2 18 zoning change proposed for the Open Space Development area threatens the 19 rural character of this part of Orange County. She asked that the Board of 20 County Commissioners develop plans that preserve the Rural Character of 21 Orange County in the areas now threatened by the proposed University Station 22 project. 23 CHARLES EDELMAN stressed that he and others in the University Station 24 area have informed themselves very well and their hope is that the 25 information they present will help the Board of County Commissioners to 26 oppose the project. He talked about risk. The people who live in the area 27 are putting their health and aesthetics at risk if the environment is damaged 28 by this project. He feels they have a safety and mobility risk by overburden 29 roads and an overburden school system which will cause higher taxes and more 30 bond issues. He asked that the Board of County Commissioners reject 31 University Station. 32 LIBBY SEARLES read a statement which has been made a part of the record 33 of this meeting by reference. She lives about five miles north of the 34 proposed development area. She feels that mass transit, reasonable walking 35 distances to avoid driving, retail shops that avoid driving trips, affordable 36 housing, the use of open space to protect important natural areas and 37 clustering of houses to avoid suburban sprawl have been used as strategies 38 by the developer to promote the plan. She addressed each area and how the 39 plan does not provide for any of these strategies. She feels that the land 40 should be developed within the current zoning density level of R-1 and with 41 a plan that truly embraces forward-thinking, open space and clustered 42 development. 43 ROBERT CANTWELL read a statement which has been made a part of the record 44 of this meeting by reference. In summary he addressed the developers' 45 presentation at the last public hearing, the proposed University Station 46 project itself and the use of language in this debate. He feels the 47 developers made no case for University Station and that the wetlands, storm 48 water retention areas, steep slopes, a powerline easement, and other 49 otherwise undevelopable areas do not constitute open space. He would like 50 to see a true density-neutral cluster development at University Station which 51 genuinely preserves and restores its agricultural character and natural 52 beauty.