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I-- <br /> • <br /> Peter M. Pickens <br /> 3004 Cool Spring Drive <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> February 28, 198g <br /> Dear Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners: <br /> Last night I spoke at the Public Hearing against changing the <br /> current zoning of the property owned by the University Station <br /> Associates from R-1 Residential to Ten-Year Transition. My <br /> argument was that be changing the zoning to Ten-Year Transition, you <br /> would in effect be making the property a part of the town of <br /> Hillsborough, which the Planning Department agreed would probably <br /> happen. <br /> I have nothing against the town of Hillsborough, but I do object to <br /> this 575 acres or rural property being made a part of a town - any <br /> town - or city for that matter. I believe that such a change would be <br /> very detrimental to the nature of not only the University Station <br /> Associaates' property but also surrounding properties, including Duke <br /> Forest - no maatter the proposed park and buffer - and would not be in <br /> keeping with the intents of our Land Use Plan. Even if only 1 home per <br /> acre were built on the University Station Associates' property, <br /> instead of a possible 13, by bringing town water and sewer to the <br /> development, you will, in consequence, have eraced 575 more acres of <br /> rural Orange County forever and threatened surrounding rural areas to <br /> a similar fate. <br /> • <br /> I hope that you will agree with me that the proposed Ten-Year <br /> transition zoning change for the University Station Associates' <br /> property is not a good idea and not in the best interests of the health <br /> of Orange County. Please vote against this proposal. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ee,teA-- 111- <br />