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C)RAFT ,- Bill Thorpes .7- Chapel Hill resident. Thorpes requested- consideration of the Horace Williams problem and asked haw many Planning Board WEIM" bexs were present. Mary Penta -IChapel HIll resident. Penta indicated that citizens Air- port Planning was a large, varied group with a common concern and recommr ended the proposal as a solution. Franklin Kirby - Bingham Tcwnship resident. Kirby indicated that on the S&E plans for the proposal, drainage facilities along the eastern side were located on his family's property and not on property controlled by the developei. David Curl- Bingham Township resident. Curl indicated his house was on the approaCh zone 1600 feet from the southern end of the runway. He inquired as to who Buck Mountain Company was. Gordon Ruthe*ord - University of North Carolina Director of Facilites e5)-1Ap-v Planning. Rutherford cited two letters introduced at the March 8, 1982) Public Hearirh indicating that the University's position remains the N same as outlined in the April 17, 1981 letter frail John Temple to Mayor Nassif. Rutherford ecmphsized tht financial viability should not be deter- mined on the basis of UNC involvement commitment. He added that UNC has ree and cannot risks a commitment to an alternative airport until it is deter- mined that the airport meets the requirements of the university and fund- ing it available to move university operations to another facility. He continued that UNC would phase out the ncm7university use of Horace Williams by 45 based planes. Rutherford stated the University was not keen on the airport business and that the proposal does have a chance to meet the university's needs. He ma:amended considerable discussion of the pro- posal. Kizer asked how many planes were university - owned. Rutherford responded five. Kizer inquired if AHD C required a Facility within ten miles. Ruther- ford noted that was an AHEC criteria. Kizer asked if Duke had the same requirement. Rutherford responded he did not know. Kizer inquired about the use of monies obtained form the sale of Horace Williams landl. Rutherford responded that Temple has indicated in a letter to Richard Whiffed that the University cannot aWestitself of property to determine available funds, but that the University expressed a will to work with the County. Kizer inquired about long range plans if Horace Williams closed. Rutherford indicated there were no plans. Kizer noted the suggestion of La satelite compus at Horace Williams. Rutherford responded that there was a rough enriPlilvtht-cap presently and there were not indications that it would be lifted. He added that future decisions may raise enrollment tolbe qpcomcdated through a satellite campus. Kizer expressed concern that the County would indirectly be funding a new campus by approval of the project and that UNC could close Horace Williams and that the land would be f up for another use. Rutherfdrd indicated there was no inten- tion of sellir the land as much of the land was restricted die to being obtained as a gift to the University or purchased with state funds. Monies obtained for the land would revert back to the N.C. general fund. Kizer inquired about the University's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain around Horace Williams. Rutherford responded that the University could do so in the name of the state. Kizer questioned why this power _ not been exercised earlier to control the area around the runway.