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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF AMERICAN STONE QUARRY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY FOR ORANGE COUNTY Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.2 of the Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) Operations Center on 400 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro, NC on October 14, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: ORANGE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE 1. American Stone Quarry Expansion An Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared for a proposed expansion to the American Stone Quarry site located on N.C. Highway 54 at Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road. The proposed expansion involves: (1) Re-alignment of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road to the east of the existing quarry; (2) relocation of the existing asphalt plant to the east of the re-alignment of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road; (3) re-alignment of the waterway on the northwest border of the quarry site; and (4) the eastward expansion of mining activities. The Environmental Impact Statement was distributed for comments through the North Carolina Clearinghouse and comments were received by the Planning Department on July 29, 1993. An advertised public review period for citizens to study the EIS document was held from June 30, 1993 to July 22, 1993. The purpose of this hearing is to present comments to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, as required by Section 3.2 of the Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance. COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY FOR ORANGE COUNTY The Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) is a comprehensive planning document that identifies the overall housing needs in the County and outlines a strategy to address these needs. A "Consolidated" CHAS was developed in 1991 with Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This year, HUD is requiring the submission of an updated five-year plan to include 1990 census data. This update is due December 31, 1993. The purpose of this hearing is to receive citizens comments regarding the draft CHAS document. Comments received during this hearing will be incorporated into the final document submitted to HUD. The draft CHAS document is available for public inspection in the Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough Planning Departments after October 11, 1993.