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16 <br /> CHERIE ROSEMOND spoke in opposition to the Planned Community Option. She expressed <br /> support for the remainder of the Study, <br /> LES RAY, a former member of the RCSC and a dairy farmer, indicated that his family has <br /> lived in Orange County for over 300 years. They are a part of the land and the land is a <br /> part of them. He spoke on behalf of the landowners need to sell or develop land they have <br /> had stewardship over. He supports the plan in general but asked that open space be clearly <br /> defined. He also indicated that the higher densities would not allow farm land to survive. <br /> He requested that special attention be given to the protection of the watershed. Farmers <br /> generally use pesticides more wisely then golf course operators and home owners and water <br /> quality must be the County's first priority. <br /> ALLEN SPALT commended the County and the RCSC for their hard work. He indicated that <br /> he is concerned about the higher density development. Open space needs to be defined <br /> excluding golf courses and other developed land. A copy of his statement is in the Permanent <br /> Agenda File in the Clerk's office. <br /> ROBERT CANTWELL spoke in opposition to the Planned Community option. He asked that it <br /> be excluded from the plan. <br /> AL JOHNSON, a New Hope Church Road resident, indicated that although increasing the <br /> number of homes per acre would increase the tax revenue for the county, it would also <br /> increase the need for services. He asked that the higher density strategy be removed from the <br /> plan. <br /> CARL WALTERS indicated that he has designated his farm as an Agricultural District. <br /> He mentioned that the landfill and the reservoir have both threatened his land in the recent <br /> past. He also indicated that he believes that low density subdivisions increase his share <br /> of the property tax unless the homes are in the higher price range. <br /> JANE MASKE spoke in opposition to the Planned Development option. Her statement is in <br /> the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. <br /> JENNIFER MILLER spoke in opposition to the Planned Development option. She asked that <br /> the impact on the schools be considered. Her written statement is in the permanent agenda <br /> file in the Clerk's office. A fact sheet on the Farmview Community in Lower Makefieid <br /> Township, Pennsylvania. is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. <br /> CALLIE WARNER spoke in opposition to the Planned Development option. She indicated <br /> that water and sewer would be required for this option. She asked that the County not <br /> consider golf courses as open space. A copy of her statement is in the permanent agenda <br /> file. <br /> LEE REFALOW stated that there are both urban and rural areas in Orange County. He <br /> asked that rural strategies not be used to manage urban growth. <br /> ALAN SEIFERFELD spoke in opposition to allowing golf courses and driving ranges to be <br /> considered open space. He asked that the Planned Community option be removed from the list <br /> of options. <br /> NEIL BANERJEE spoke in support of the goals of the Rural Character Study Committee; <br /> however, he indicated that they are on the wrong path with this plan. Voluntary compliance <br />