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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />19 <br />Lydia Wegman quickly noted that this project could potentially be heard in February 2018 at the quarterly public <br />hearing, a 3 month delay. <br /> <br />Kim Piracci asked that if it were 6 months, why would the developer want to exit? <br /> <br />Jim Parker said that they are contractually-bond to the land. <br /> <br />Tony Blake said that it sounded like there was a contingency at play and there is an end date on it. <br /> <br />Kim Piracci asked if these properties had already been purchased. <br /> <br />Paul Guthrie said that it sounded like options to buy. <br /> <br />Jim Parker said that they are options, which is typical. <br /> <br />Kim Piracci asked if Mr. Parker could tell them when the contract expires. <br /> <br />Jim Parker told him that he will not tell the Board when the contracts expire as a matter of confidentiality between the <br />seller and the buyers. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman agreed that it was a matter of confidentiality. <br /> <br />Randy Marshall said that he is ready to make a motion. <br /> <br />Buddy Hartley said that this is as good an application that he has seen. Mr. Parker has covered about everything that <br />needs to be covered. For the Board to make a recommendation on this, there is nothing that is not to approve. He <br />said that the County does need senior housing somewhere. He said that he will be a senior someday too. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman asked if there were any additional comments. She thanked everyone for coming to the meeting to <br />speak and thanked Mr. Parker and his team for coming, and to Michael Harvey and Craig Benedict for their help this <br />evening. She said that from her perspective, she appreciated the applicant’s willingness to have continued <br />discussions on the environmental and transportation assessments; this is very important. That component is a plus of <br />this application. She did hear concerns about transportation and she does hope that the developer and other <br />businesses will work closely with members of the community on transportation and environmental concerns. She <br />asked again if anyone else had additional comments. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey said that if there is a consensus among Board members that the item be tabled until November, it is <br />the Board’s prerogative. If the decision is that there is a consensus to recommend this project, there are <br />modifications that need to be made to Attachment 7. He will walk the Board member through making the motion on <br />this part in order to address the Board’s comments and to fix some items in the review that he did not catch earlier. <br />He needs to ensure that the motion is consistent and clean to address all concerns from Board members, and <br />modifications that ensure District 3 is eliminated from any review, point or discussion. <br /> <br />Tony Blake clarified that Item C would include Attachment 7 as amended. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey added that it would read “as amended and as further amended,” if that is the decision to move <br />forward. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman asked if any of the modifications would be relevant in the Board’s thinking. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey said that they could potentially be relevant. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman asked for Mr. Harvey to go through the modifications. <br />29