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, <br /> ' 4. W,642,;f".•.e•Fy4,,‘L*,',f" A:40 "as,- <br /> " P.W:154‘ ■IY11---,r1; <br /> ;•„:-.;'fr. :7:' ' <br /> •:" :•'7451::.'' • ' <br /> 2. - <br /> 012 <br /> 3. <br /> 4. Dan Edelman, Court resident, reviewed a display indicating the intrusion of <br /> 5. a tree into the 20:1 slope of the approach-departure zone. He felt the <br /> 6. approach-departure zone could be reduced only to a minimum 2200 feet which <br /> 7. would allow for a tree height of 110 feet. Edelman also noted that the actual <br /> 8. conditions of the site revealed a wall of trees at the north end of the proposed <br /> 9. runway in which a tree 65 feet in height intruded the approach-departure surface <br /> 10. for 15 feet. <br /> 1 <br /> 11. Joseph Suggs, resident of Bingham Township, discussed the alignment of the <br /> 12. runway with prevailing winds. He presented information from the Greensboro <br /> 13. airport which indicated a 6.3-9.2 miles per hour NE/SW wind. He cautioned <br /> 1 <br /> 14„. that the smaller the airplape„the more affected it was by wind, especially <br /> 15. crosswind. Suggs displayed a Wind Vector diagram, indicating that the most <br /> 16. desirable alignment was 95% with the most wind coverage and the least cross- <br /> 17, wind component. Suggs inquired if wind velocity and crosswind component had <br /> 18. been determined for the site. <br /> 19. Stanley Bennett, resident of Chapel Hill Township, felt that the 5000 foot <br /> 20. runway at a 20:1 angle was the most safe specified angle of approach. He also <br /> 21, felt that failure of the airport due to economic limitations was very real. <br /> 22. Pat Crawford, citizen of Bingham Township, felt a 2000 foot approach-departure <br /> 23. slope was preferred and would allow control of naturally growing objects. <br /> 24. Crawford indicated that the condition on the Special Use Permit and the <br /> 25. special use permit requirement itself placed the burden of minimizing conflicting <br /> 26. land uses on the applicant, rather than on an airport district or the exercise <br /> 27„ of eminent domain by the County. She referenced documentation which indicated <br /> 28. that the approached were critical areas deserving maximum protection and safety. <br /> 29. She noted that the proposal had the potential to be five times larger than <br /> 30. Horace Williams b6ed on projected aircraft. She also felt the County had <br /> 31. the duty to redu4 inherent conflicts and to not deny thp <br />