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O <br />c' —d on the opportun tv to '.' ct tirs housinc.. He mace <br />refs e to Carolina Inn and the St c. 5:._ :ess rot wanting to pay tria _. <br />tax, and said that the University has not historically been cooperative in County <br />ritiat'ves with Chapel Hill and Carrboro and collacting revenues that benefit all citizens <br />oft_ °Coon <br />Commissioner Gordon said that it is to be commended that 75% of the proposal is open <br />sonCe, <br />Commissioner Brown said that the County Com:missioners need to understand vwhai <br />kind of property taxes will come from this development. Tony Waldrop said that they do <br />excect that there will be property taxes on the buildings, but not on the land. University <br />buifdings would be exempt. Gomm'S� ones 3rov. -n said that they would have 'to work out <br />something about that because this is a huge development and will have a lot of Irt. pads. <br />S. Discussion of Plans for Twin Creeks f".loniese NomD) <br />Environmental and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stencil said that there are <br />three_ thincs to discuss: <br />1, Carrboro wants a public comment on this project and this could be in August. <br />2. Page 5 of agenda - issues about the master Plan and if there are revisions the <br />Country Commissioners want to make. <br />3. The conditional use permit for the prcject for Carrboro_ The staff can prepare <br />the application over the summer for a CUP for a possible phase one of the park, <br />Char Jacobs said that they could cet public input r7st, They could also solicit Courryy <br />CFmmiss:cners' comments in writing and put it on the agenda as a special presentation. <br />Commissioner Haikiotis asked for the rationale for Carrboro needing additional public <br />input, Dave Stancil said that since Carrboro is coinc to be reviewing the CUP, they <br />would need to gather additional public inp;tt. The other reason is that they W.ked about <br />having a community info session for other residents around the park that have not been <br />heard. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that it has 'teen a year since the Work group finished, so it i> <br />important to move the process along. She would like to start the CUP process With <br />Carrboro on phase 1. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she wculd like 'to know about the educational campus <br />and the use of smart growth design The campus would accommodate tvro schools, <br />Since she has heard some claims that the schools were not located using smart growth <br />D^nC Ales, she would like to knot.: v.,H-h of .ne smart crow; h principles that the ?CRrtiOn <br />of theschools would be violatinc.. <br />Commissioner Carey said that he thinks that if Carrboro is making a decision about this, <br />ther 'he County should ackno:-.i>_doe _ art. ha' e a Public input session. He also <br />'"here i� :,...r are going to be significant changes after the Hoard commons, <br />MY <br />Doe', <br />