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Orange County Planning Board C/O Joanna Bradshaw 306 Revere Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278 September 10, 1992 Dear Ms. Brodshaw, ,341-5FA SEP I � 199 U �V I am writing to express deep concern over the rapid pace of events surrounding the county's consideration of University Sta- tion Development_ Two years ago my wife and I held a meeting in our home at which our neighbors met the group of developers in- volved in this project_ The developer asked us what type of development our neighborhood would support on the land in ques- tion- We very clearly stated that the rural character of this area was important to us. We used the Stoneyereek Neighborhood as an example of what we believed was a supportable and responsible plan. We are deeply disappointed with the HIGH DENSITY direction University Station has chosen to follow_ Our input has been ig- nored, and currently the developers are attempting to "end run" the logical procedures the County Commissioners and the Planning Board have put in place to protect the wonderful rural character of our community. We urge you to act against allowing University Station land to become "transitional" and out of the control of our county elected officials. We support the work of the Rural Character Study Committee. It is imperative that this committee be allowed to complete its assigned task prior to signing off on a project as far reaching and vast as University Station. Do we need to remind you that University Station will become the fourth largest community in he county? It is simply not fair to local residents to have a project with such major impact be rushed through your evaluation process. Rey points of concern about University station include: 1) Once this land is converted to ten year transitional, control is lost should the University Station project fail and different developers pick up land. 2) 1326 units will eventually lead to road expansion in our area which will negatively impact the current rural character. 3) New Hope Elementary will be forced to serve a single community rather than draw from a large and diverse pool. 4) Environmental effects of such high density development are un- certain. Ecological impact would be far less dramatic in a Stoneycreek style development. 5) The desirable rural buffer between Hillsborough and Durham will be lost given the high impact of University Station. 6) Questions arise over the ability of Hillsborough to plan and serve the rapid increase of its population by 50%. 1