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Katie Early McLaurin <br /> 109 Windsor Circle <br /> Chapel Hill, NC <br /> 27516 <br /> Tel: 919-968-8673 <br /> May 24, 1993 <br /> Carrboro Board of Aldermen <br /> Town Hall <br /> Carrboro, NC <br /> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: <br /> I am writing in regard to the rezoning request being considered by the Carrboro Alderman <br /> for the property known as Lake Hogan Farm. I have spoken at two meetings on this issue, <br /> once at the Homestead Community Building at a gathering of "concerned" citizens and once <br /> at the joint Carrboro-Orange Country public hearing. I am a Chapel Hill resident with <br /> children attending Seawell Elementary School. I am also a close personal friend of the <br /> Hogan family. <br /> The issue I want to address with this letter is the impact of additional development on the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School System. I have served as an elected school governance <br /> committee member at Seawell and as a Seawell parent volunteer to the last system-wide <br /> school redistricting committee. <br /> • <br /> The request for rezoning Lake Hogan Farm is not the make-it or break-it issue for Seawell <br /> or the school system as a whole. Some of the information that has circulated by those who <br /> oppose this request lay the majority of the development burden on Seawell School. This is <br /> simply not the case. Development is here and more development is on the way throughout <br /> our community. <br /> Our school administrators and board members, in collaboration with local governing boards <br /> and the community at large, are responsible for meeting the educational needs of our <br /> children. It is my view that we have extremely competent and dedicated educator- <br /> administrators who are best able to face the growing demands of our increasing school age <br /> population when they are able to plan adequately. <br /> The development that is proposed with the rezoning request will take a minimum of eight to <br /> ten years to build out. This type of planned development will facilitate rather than hinder <br /> the work of those charged with designing and implementing educational facilities and <br /> programs for our children. <br /> RECEIVED NAY 2 <br /> 5 293 <br />