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4. 25G <br /> SIMPSON <br /> 9 <br /> IN THE FUTURE FOR AIL OF ORANGE COUNTY. THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE SITES TO MIDWAY. <br /> SITES 19 AND 20 FROM THE PLANNING STAFF1S AIRPORT SITE STUDY ARE UP IN THE <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD OF EFLAND ALONG I-85, WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN, <br /> INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ARE ANTICIPATED AND INTENDED. THE AIRPORT <br /> SITE STUDY FINDS BOTH OF THESE SITES SUPERIOR TO MIDWAY (SITE 13) WITH REGARD TO <br /> CONFORMANCE TO THE LAND USE PLAN. <br /> THERE IS ANOTHER TRACT, ADVERTISED HERE IN A RECENT SUNDAY EDI'!.: <br /> OF THE CHAPEL HILL NEWSPAPER, IN THE II]EDIATE VICINITY OF SITES 19 AND 20: 137 <br /> ACRES IN CHEEKS TOWNSHIP FRONTING ON I-B5 AND BUOICHORN ROAD, <br /> I CITE LAND USE POLICY, GOAL TWELVE, 12.6, AND URGE THAT THE STUDY <br /> OF ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS BE CONTINUED, THAT THE PLANNING STAFF AND PLANNING BOARD <br /> AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THIS SITE AND ANY OTHER SITE <br /> ALTERNATIVES IN THE I-B5 CORRIDOR WHICH WOULD CONFORM TO ADJACENT AREA LAND USE <br /> CATEGORIES AND THE GOALS OF DIRECTING COI.M ICIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AWAY FROM <br /> FARMING AREAS. I URGE THAT THIS COUNTY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER, AS PERSON COUNTY 15 <br /> DOING, A COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, CVNED AND OPERATED BY THE PUBLIC, <br /> FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. <br />