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22 <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs said to recommend solar panels, and have the sustainability <br />coordinator to meet with each building owner during construction to discuss the feasibility of <br />installing solar. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he would prefer that a local solar business do this. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the solar business could go with the sustainability <br />coordinator. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said that would work. <br />Jim Parker said this is reasonable, and he would be happy to promote solar. <br />Chair Dorosin said this is not a condition. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Bob Bundschuh said he spoke at November 14th meeting, where he expressed <br />concerns over this process and the lack of an actual plan, and the impact on the area. He said <br />the community received a lot of gloss over down to what species of tree, and debates over <br />signs, which missed the whole idea of the bigger picture. He read information from the October <br />4th Planning Board minutes, where staff said that the public cannot affect the outcome of <br />decisions. He referred to buffers, and said that Jim Parker said businesses and motorists do <br />not care about the buffers. He said this is not true, and people do care, and he is glad that the <br />buffer was discussed in greater detail. He said this is an interstate exchange, to serve those <br />passing through, but it is the local residents will have to bear the burden of it. He said the left <br />turn is also an issue. He said if any Commissioner votes in favor of this tonight, it will show that <br />the public is not being put first. <br />Samona Dunn read the following comments: <br /> <br />To: Orange County Board of Commissioners, Hillsborough, NC <br />Date: January 23, 2018 <br />Re: Settler’s Pointe Vote <br /> <br />Good evening Board of Commissioners. As a Hillsborough resident and a resident of <br />Cornwallis Hills, I share my main concerns about the Settler’s Pointe proposal. <br />1. Mr. Dorosin, I heard you speak at the occasion of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. <br />program on Monday, January 15th. Your words of concern for the equality and rights <br />for all in Orange County were lovely. I think that concern needs to carry over to how <br />planning is done by planners and developers and how the Board of Commissioners <br />vote, since the Board represents the community at large. In the case of Settler’s <br />Pointe, I think there have been injustices. <br /> <br />2. Justice is imperative for peaceful living. <br />a. Town Meetings: At the previous meeting in November, I heard that a number of <br />public town meetings regarding this development were held. I never heard of <br />any of these meetings and believe they were advertised in such a way that would <br />allow for the LEAST number of people to attend so that the majority of voices <br />could NOT be heard. I believe this is unjust. Who is responsible for setting <br />them up and advertising them? How can they be made to be more responsible <br />to the community? <br />b. Residents near the development site: Many of the residents who spoke and <br />many who did not at the last meeting felt angry, un-empowered, and without time <br />or ability to take any recourse about the development. There was no real broad <br />attempt of education of us citizens ahead of time. It makes one believe that the