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Mr. Gledhill: Comments Unintelligible. Mr. Carey: I saw some hands back here before yours, if you have a question please hold it, I think Mr. Reed had his hand up first. Mr. Reed: Comments Unintelligible. Comment: Unintelligible. Mr. Carey: Please state your name. Bill Elliott: For the record, I would like to be sure that points are being heard. I represent the Northwest Chapel Hill Neighborhood Association, a group of about 50 residents in the area south of the green tract. Basically, we feel that RT is inappropriate for this piece of land, because, first of all it is surrounded by residential zoning. There is no logical reason to have different zoning for this piece of land other than for the purposes of a land fill. since that decision has not been made, it doesn't seem reasonable to go ahead and rezone to allow that to happen before the decision has been made. It is also in the urban services district of Chapel Hill which was specifically put in to encourage higher density, efficient use of land and public facilities, sewer lines and so on. Now we have this big whole in the urban services district which is again, even with the very large lots, not consistent with the rest of the area. There is no reason for it at the present time. Again, to allow a landfill in an area where people get their water from wells, we think is very dangerous and unreasonable. You are seeing a lot of anger here among the people that are present. Part of my anger has to do with the time that is being spent on this issue. When you see the consultant hired by the Solid Waste Task Force has said that this is not a good -site. The Chapel Hill Planning Board has said that this is not a good site. The Planning Staff originally, before the Manager essentially overrode them, was going to recommend R-1 for this. Yet, we are here spending time on this rather than spending time on finding alternative sites. It makes me angry and I'm sure it makes other people angry that we are going through' this when we should really be look for a more appropriate site. This is going to be the center of town. It is going to be in town within the next 5-10-15 years. To have a landfill right in the middle of residential development makes no sense. To push this forward at this time is inappropriate and difficult to understand. People wonder what the motive is for pushing this forward and not putting your energy and our energy into finding a better solution and a better site. Thank you. Mr. Carey: The gentlemen in the back. Please come forward and state your name.