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28 <br /> *11 <br /> 1 Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendation to <br /> 2 be returned to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than February 1, <br /> 3 1993 . <br /> 4 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5 <br /> 6 LETTERS RECEIVED Each County Commissioner, the Planning Director and the <br /> 7 County Manager have received copies of all letters received in the County <br /> 8 Commissioners office in Hillsborough. Each letter is filed in the Permanent <br /> 9 Agenda File in the Clerk's Office. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Following is a list of the letters received from citizens who did not speak <br /> 12 at this Public Hearing: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 JULIE ANDRESEN, Chapel Hill Council Member, asked that Chapel Hill be <br /> 15 given an opportunity to review and comment on this Land Use Plan Amendment. <br /> 16 She indicated that the Council has a particular interest in clarifying the <br /> 17• issues pertaining to water and sewer extensions outside Hillsborough's urban <br /> 18 services area, and the implications those extensions raise for the Joint <br /> 19 Planning Agreement and for all County residents. <br /> 20 JANE FARBER wrote in opposition of providing water and sewer lines and <br /> 21 density bonuses. She does not feel that the residents in this proposed <br /> 22 development will work or shop there. She feels the railway corridor will <br /> 23 never work on a scale Orange County can afford to promote. She questions if <br /> 24 growth on this scale will benefit the community. <br /> 25 DEBBIE AND CHRIS FIKEEN wrote in opposition of the request to change the <br /> 26 Land use designation of the University Station area. They believe this <br /> 27 project will only benefit a small number of people. They expressed concerns <br /> 28 about the traffic, schools and the environmental impact of this project. <br /> 29 They feel that Open Space in rural areas should involve forests and farms. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 RHONDA HICKS wrote about her concerns with the possible development of <br /> 32 "University Station Town" . She cannot see any benefit to their community <br /> 33 from this "town" and feels that everyone will lose. She asked that the Board <br /> 34 of County Commissioners put the people of Orange County first. <br /> 35 PRESTON LEE submitted information on Spray Irrigation. The document was <br /> 36 produced by the Department of Public Works, Newark, Delaware. <br /> 37 RAEFORD A. MAYBE AND OTHERS (7) wrote in support of the project. They <br /> 38 have land adjoining the proposed development and feel that the University <br /> 39 Station development will create jobs, both during construction and after <br /> 40 construction. It will provide family closeness with activities and an <br /> 41 environment that will generate activities for families. The wide range of <br /> 42 housing cost is a great advantage for a county in which everyone is not a <br /> 43 "professional" but "just normal every day people" . They asked that the Board <br /> 44 of County Commissioners consider all the advantages and not be swayed by the <br /> 45 citizens who speak the loudest. <br /> 46 TRIP AND RONA FRIED-OVERHOLT AND OTHERS (25) wrote in opposition of the <br /> 47 proposed University Station project. They feel that a golf course is <br /> 48 intensive development which provides no animal habitat, no natural recreation <br /> 49 experience for humans, and pollutes the water. with pesticides and synthetic <br /> 50 fertilizers. They asked that the Board of County Commissioners reject the <br /> 51 plan. <br /> 52 EMMIE PARKS AND CASSANDRA WILLIAMS wrote about their concern of what the <br />