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APWrif010" , (re <br /> 1 , LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS <br /> OF CHAPS HILL/CARRBORO,NC <br /> Carrboro le::entor:,-- School, February 25,. 1990 <br /> Arzenda Item: -ronosed amendments to land use plans and development <br /> regulations tions -rhich would, if approved, implement actions for <br /> pro- <br /> tecting Ur_ r ersiLy Lake e Vatersned• <br /> I an Roberta Black, President of the League of Women Voters of <br /> Ch_a,el =ill/ Csrrboro. The local Lea�yae thanks you for the o- cr- <br /> t amity to y-oer at t �"� <br /> tU.-- t� to i.__ G.t 4- s unli c h-aring. <br /> � <br /> The Lear me of Women Voters, nationally, su^perts =enar"ensnt L of <br /> land as a fitnie resource not commodity, since land o'•:'nershir <br /> 1 J <br /> whether -.public or -^ivate, carries responsibilities for stewardship. <br /> The Lea ;:ve has a long history of concern for conservation of natural <br /> resources, especially protection of sources of drinhin dater. <br /> Locall--, we have made cublic statements on marry occasions in <br /> sur _crt of :watershed nrotecti on. <br /> The ci tizens of Chapel Bill and Carrboro are fortunate that <br /> Crane Cunt;; has two ..atersheds (University- Lake and Cane Creek) <br /> -with the premier classification of '+;S-1. Such drinkirz water. su'o 1i es <br /> are maz ificent natural resources that must be managed and protected <br /> in theVtublic interest. <br /> We strongly su-o'oort establishing the University Lake Watershed <br /> District in order to -orevent sicr'ficant water Guali t� deterioration <br /> in University Lake. the land use controls that are being suzzested <br /> --five acre zoning that permits a limited =umber of two acre lots-- <br /> are realistic and fie; ble. They fairly address" the concerns of <br /> landowners about the r evelon--en . and value of their property. <br /> are aware of the intense and conflicting co!itical "-,ressure.s <br /> that have been building. It is i ortant to the democratic :,olitical <br /> -)rocess that the concerns of different citizens be considered with <br /> respect and fairness.-.. F r t error e, it is necessary that r l eva _ <br /> technical data be available. This has been done through the Ca_:_z, <br /> Dresser, Y.cKee re'oort. But, in the end, cou_raceous leadership <br /> by the elected officials =ill be needed to rrotect the watershed <br /> and the eater supply. :+e u_rye you to exercise extreme caution in <br /> allowing :waters-ed development. Once encessive development has <br /> occurred its negative effects can never be reversed. <br /> -',)(ca.p-- 1 n he. c-44Sw o- a-- poo[ic- hie f-r. "merge ; . :i DJb1' ,,. <br /> �vwair •C -a_ c-�",s, cr;.r ^avi6. b2 ;.. -cr,: 4.-;--,-c ` <br /> . a <br />