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r , <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />c/o Beverly Blythe <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />September 9, 1992 <br />Dear Orange County Commissioners (please distribute): <br />I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the land use plan and the University <br />Station (CP -1 -92) development. I have lived on Powder Mill Road for four <br />years and in the Chapel Hill area for the past fifteen years. I understand the <br />necessity for growth but am opposed to the size and density of this <br />particular project. My preference, and the density that I believe would best <br />serve the New Hope Church Road area, is for one home on a two to three <br />acre lot. I believe this goal is obtainable if the Rural Character Study <br />Committee is given time to evaluate the needs of our area before a <br />development plan is given the go ahead. <br />My opposition is directed at the extremely high density proposed by the <br />University Station development and the heavily increased traffic that would <br />result on New Hope Church Road and Old NC 10. 1 believe that the <br />proposed golf course, by any definition a "developed" area, would certainly <br />not take the place of an "open space" and would attract additional people <br />and traffic to an area that would already be densely populated. I have the <br />same concern for the public park which would bring in people from outside <br />our communities and also place an increased burden on our roads. <br />Additionally, I believe that it is premature to turn our rural area into an urban <br />one. Defining the New Hope Church Road area as urban will be a public <br />statement that will have a lasting impact on this area before the Rural <br />Character Study has had a chance to complete its task. <br />I am writing to request that you vote "no" to this proposal and others like it. <br />Change and growth are inevitable and it is our responsibility to ensure that it <br />occurs with the best possible results for everyone. Decisions which are <br />made in the interest of a quick resolution for those wishing to sell land and <br />those wanting to develop it are short sighted. I support long -term, planned <br />development that accommodates the wishes and needs of the greater <br />majority. Thank you for your consideration of my opinion. <br />Sincerely, <br />A-4&& <br />Elizabeth B. Craven <br />4112 Powder Mill Road <br />