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13 <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Ronald D. Sieber, Ed.D. <br /> 4217 New Hope Springs Dr. <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Kathleen Ferguson, Hillsborough Town Council Member-Mayor Pro Tem, echoed Mayor <br /> Stevens, and said if the Town requires and grants annexation, the development will need to <br /> conform to Hillsborough ordinances, not what is included in the application. She said the Town <br /> supports District I, but has strong reservations on District II. She said it is the Town's intent to <br /> support Waterstone and Daniel Boone, and the retail component of this project may endanger <br /> these two locations significantly. <br /> Debra Markley said she is not supportive of this development. She said she is concerned <br /> about water quality; lack of buffers; Davis Road becoming a thoroughfare; safety of people of <br /> being able to walk around; effect on environment; traffic, etc. She noted there are other proposed <br /> developments, and wonders why this development is needed. She submitted a petition. <br /> Dorothy Snyder lives in Hillsborough, and said she is here to express her solidarity with <br /> her neighbors who live in the affected areas. She said she is concerned about pharmaceutical <br /> industries and the environmental impact; bike paths and lanes and their connection to the Town's; <br /> and minorities in this area that may be displaced. <br /> Peter Leousis said he lives near this proposed development, and expressed the same <br /> concerns as his neighbors. He asked the Board of County Commissioners to defer a decision <br /> until a later date. <br /> Bob Bundschuh reviewed the following comments: <br /> I am writing with serious concern about the proposed Settlers Point Development up for <br /> discussion this week. <br /> As an Orange County resident, and living close to the proposed development, I have several <br /> questions: <br /> What criteria do you use when deciding approval or rejection of a proposed development? <br /> How long have the members of the council had to review the proposal? <br /> How do you take into consideration the effect on residents of Orange County in the area? <br /> What limitations or controls are available to control what types of businesses can operate, if <br /> approval is given? (which I hope it is not) <br /> I am concerned and ask that you reject the current proposal for many reasons. <br /> While I am not against growth, I am against growth that takes away from the area and growth that <br /> is not well controlled. There are several areas in Orange county, including some in Hillsborough, <br /> that have been cleared of trees, roads put in, etc. with no set plan or set tenants that sit empty. <br /> My fear is another'island'will be created at the Settlers Point site while a speculative owner <br /> hopes that someone is interested. The area will be dramatically and permanently changed on a <br /> gamble that tenants will come. In contrast, there have been several stories lately of clear and <br /> well-planned developments in the Raleigh area where the known tenants are already on board. <br /> i.e.: Ikea, Wegmans. I feel speculative development is not the answer. <br /> Secondly, I am worried that if this plan is approved (which I hope it is not) the county will have <br /> little to no control over what tenants actually do move in. Light industrial could be a chicken <br /> processing plant as long as all the business is enclosed. Warehouses, 24hr manufacturing <br /> companies, etc. could be allowed to come in and affect the entire area with nothing to prevent <br /> them if they are within the very broad boundaries of'light industrial'. Most of the residents in the <br /> surrounding area are on well water, (myself included) what assurances are there that incoming <br />