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042 <br />Justification for a negative recommendation. However, from the <br />standpoint of the requested amendment, HYDROLOGY is arguably the <br />single most important locational criterion. It is precisely for <br />reasons such as this that there are other policy considerations <br />that come into play in acting on such amendments under the JPA and <br />Land Use Element. These considerations take into account the public <br />interest; the health, safety and general welfare of Orange County <br />citizens. In evaluating these amendments against the criteria, the <br />"benefits" of guaranteed future water storage capacity - including <br />safeguards contained in the four -party agreement - seem to outweigh <br />the reservations associated with expanding the use within the <br />watershed. <br />As such, the joint staffs of Chapel Hill, orange County and <br />Carrboro concur with the "changed or changing conditions" cited by <br />applicants and recommend approval of JPA -1 -91. Likewise, Orange <br />County staff concurs with the "changes or changing conditions" <br />cited by applicants and recommends approval of CP -3 -91, with the <br />knowledge that safety measures through the state and the County's <br />Environmental Impact Ordinance will safeguard and greatly increase <br />the likelihood that this proposal will result in a gain for all <br />county and town residents. <br />18 <br />