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Me] <br />be signed the second meeting in September or the first meeting in <br />October. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the necessity of holding a <br />public hearing on the Agreement with Hillsborough. She feels that the <br />process would be more open and that comments on the document is <br />important to the process. Geoffrey Gledhill explained that a public <br />hearing is not necessary until the two governing boards develop jointly <br />a cooperative area land use plan and a cooperative area land use map. <br />The Board is not obligated when this.agreement is signed until there is <br />a jointly approved plan and map which creates the district. This <br />agreement is the framework from which the plan and map will be <br />developed. If there is not a consensus on the plan and map the <br />agreement cannot be implemented. It was decided that the agreement will <br />include a provision that if the two governing boards cannot agree on a <br />land use plan and map, that either party can get out of the agreement <br />without having a public hearing. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the Manager's recommendation. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Chair <br />Carey to rescind the previous motion. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Town Commissioner Bob Rose stated that he feels the two <br />transition areas are minor points. However, in the draft copy it states <br />specifically that these two areas will be jointly agreed upon before the <br />plan and map are developed. He expressed a concern about the water and <br />sewer area in that it has been superimposed with rural character. As <br />he recalls, the County Commissioners has not adopted any of the options <br />of the rural character suggestions that are included in this draft <br />agreement. It is unclear to Hillsborough as to density and various <br />other things in the water and sewer area. It is economically advantage <br />or disadvantage as to which way they go with this. If they limit the <br />amount of dwellings per acre and prevent cluster developments, there <br />will be 2 -acre parcels with well and septic tank. Other options may be <br />feasible with cluster development using municipal water and sewer on <br />smaller lots and there would be more open space and no wells or septic <br />tanks. He recommends delay until the next meeting so the two boards can <br />meet. <br />Chair Carey clarified that the Board has always referred to <br />that area as rural character although they have never adopted any <br />recommendations from the Rural Character Study Committee that would be <br />applicable to that area. Adoption of this Study will not change the <br />proposed boundaries of this area, but the use of the area will be more <br />specific. This will not be a change in boundaries between the Rural <br />Character Area and the transition area. <br />Bob Rose feels that the options that are presented, if they <br />were adopted, would not make those areas economically feasible for <br />municipal water and sewer unless there were <br />available. some other options <br />John Link stated that this does need to be addressed. <br />Marvin Collins noted that the concern that Commissioner Rosa <br />has identified is related to the draft strategies that the Rural <br />