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19 <br /> We go out and carry our garbage, trash 5 miles away, we <br /> compost as much as we can. It's not far to the Sunrise <br /> Market, it's not far to Hillsborough or to Timberlines, to <br /> buy anything we need so far as grocery are concerned. We <br /> don't need more gas stations or stores even single-family <br /> homes, or apartments, or condos, especially in the middle of <br /> the Rural Buffer. John Falls, who is a real estate analyst <br /> from Raleigh, recently spoke to the Homebuilders Association <br /> of Durham and Chapel Hill, he said this market for all <br /> singled homes is overbuilt and that this is due to the fact <br /> that employment has stabilized in the Triangle Area. He <br /> predicts that the demand for single-families homes will drop <br /> about 50% by 1990. Now we all need to do what the Tapps and <br /> the Blackwoods have done in the past and I intend to stay <br /> where we are and keep on trying to preserve this in spite of <br /> the noise from 1-40. We need to think globally and <br /> nationally and work at a grass roots level in. preserving open <br /> space, forest, clean air, and clean water or our children, <br /> our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren won't be able to <br /> breathe in this area. So. I appeal to you, Commissioners, <br /> Planning Board, Mayors who represent, I think the majority of <br /> the people in this County, to say NO, NO, NO to this rezoning <br /> proposal. Thank you. <br /> Mr. Carey: The next person to speak is Mr. John Mackowiak <br /> after Mr. Mackowiak is Mr. Richie Bell. <br /> John Mackowiak: My name is John Mackowiak and I live <br /> slightly west of the area along New Hope Church Road on <br /> Walnut Cove Road. ' I oppose the change in the plan. I again <br /> would like to. ask as others have said that it seems that its <br /> a shame that we have to keep looking at this over and over. <br /> One of the major reasons why I and a number of other <br /> neighbors, who have met twice in the past two weeks in our <br /> community oppose it, is that because it doesn't seem to be in <br /> need at this point in time, there's areas to the north and to <br /> the south and those points have been brought up already, I <br /> don't need to bring that up again. One point that has not • <br /> been brought up and I don't need .to repeat again is that I <br /> have bought a home in the area and to me I understand how <br /> much $440,000.00 is but I have a lot invested in that <br /> property- too. I think Nello Teer Company, may be able to <br /> afford that $440,000.00 a little bit more than the damage it <br /> may do to the people in that neighborhood. So we do have a <br /> lot there and we would like to protect what we have. Thank <br /> you. <br /> Mr. Carey: Mr. Richie Bell and the next person is Mr. Chet <br /> Cavallito. <br /> Mr. Bell: Mr. Chairman, I have two things, I have a question <br /> for the County which I would like to present first since it <br /> came up, if you will permit. <br />