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1 <br /> County Commissioners <br /> County CourthOuse <br /> Hillsborough, N,C <br /> March 28, 1983 <br /> Dear County Commissioners, <br /> ! <br /> I am writing to express my concern over the developments <br /> maneuvered by Mr Hazard in his pursuit of his Midway Airport. <br /> I was shocked to learn that this Public Hearing was scheduled in <br /> ofder to allowiMr Hazard to pursue major changes in the special <br /> use permit he was granted, changes which should by all reasonable <br /> standards be resubmitted in the form of a new special use permit. <br /> Although I am dismayed by the Buck Mountain group maneuvers, <br /> I am especially concerned by their request to remove the flight <br /> training operations limit. I urge you not to back off this <br /> restriction. If you do it will cause serious damage and financial <br /> loss to this community. <br /> If there! are no limits to such flights, anyone can buzz this <br /> neighborhood with their aircraft, this results in new hazards, <br /> safety problems; and a major nuisance factor. Land values for <br /> rural residential living will be eroded, because they are based on <br /> the desire for quiet country living, I have been trying to sell <br /> some residential farm land here during the past year, and have <br /> lost several sates when the buyers learned how near the proposed <br /> airport would be. <br /> Unrestricted training flights would destroy the quiet factor, <br /> an important reason many of us settled here. It would decrease our <br /> land values for residential living where we could not hope to salvage <br /> our investments, I am requesting that you maintain the training <br /> flight restrictions, and not take on the responsibility for bringing <br /> such financial losses to Bingham Township. <br /> _ Sincerely yours, <br /> Eric Schop r <br /> Rt 1 Box 182B <br /> Old Morrow Mill Road <br /> Chapel Hill, N.C, 27514 <br />