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18 love and hope, not destroying and taking from each other, and displacing families. She said that she and her family 913 want to stay where they are and nurture it to be what it once was and help it to grow. She is not against economic 914 growth; she is for it and for schools and for health. She recently retired to take care of her granddaughter and is from 915 a family of artists, attorneys and teachers. They all want economic growth but with less congestion, less development 916 and other populations moving in. Such big changes can all be detrimental to children and their growth and 917 development. Maybe there could be development of schools along the development area. She is also considered 918 about the traffic but is in support of water and sewer along Old 86. She supports progress as long as it does not 919 interfere with people’s wellbeing and privacy. 920 921 Joseph Shore said that he lives off of Old 86 and the proposal would be building all the way around him. He just 922 bought his house a year ago. He agreed with Ms. Piracci that delaying the project would not end the world and could 923 provide benefits to have a greater understanding of the impacts. He said that with all due respect, he disagrees with 924 Mr. Harvey. He thinks that the NIMs were not well attended (6 – 10 people) and should have been expanded to 925 neighbors who lived closeby but outside of the 1,000 foot notification area. He encouraged the Planning Board to 926 take its time, do what they think is the best decision for this area and the people who live there and the overall 927 County. His questioned if the proposed zoning change would be all around him. His parcel is not included in the 928 zoning change but it is one of 4 parcels surrounding the development area. How will the zoning affect his property? 929 How will it affect the sale of his home? If his property zoned differently than everything around it, will he have to get it 930 rezoned for it to be marketable if he want to sell it one day? 931 932 Lydia Wegman asked Michael Harvey or Craig Benedict to try and answer this question and discuss the process Mr. 933 Shore would have to go through for a rezoning. 934 935 Michael Harvey said that the decision would be between Mr. Shore and the developer, not the County. He has a 936 residentially-zoned property surrounded by economic development-zoned property, and it has been on the map that 937 was since the 1980s and 90s. Many of the uses that the applicant is proposing can already be developed on these 938 parcels as currently laid out. This process does not change Mr. Shore’s property. His property can still be used for 939 residential purposes and it is still surrounded by economic development-zoned properties that could be developed, 940 even if this project gets denied, based on the UDO as it exists today. 941 942 Tony Blake asked about the changes to any setbacks that are currently in place. 943 944 Michael Harvey said that there is still the 100 foot buffer around the project. If someone wants to sell their property, it 945 is incumbent upon he/she to do this. Regardless of whether or not the Board approves this project tonight, these 946 parcels are economic development-zoned; water and sewer are already being extended to the area through an inter-947 local agreement; thus, there are already opportunities being set-up with this area. 948 949 Tony Blake said that development could not affect the buffers by which Mr. Shore’s property is protected. 950 951 Michael Harvey agreed that the perimeter buffer would remain the same. He showed District 1 visually and how the 952 100 foot buffer is situated around the development. He also noted buffers around streams and floodplains per 953 Section 6.13 in the UDO. There is a condition that the applicant adheres to those standards and requirements. He 954 also showed District 2 and certain properties on Old NC 86 that are also zoned Economic Development and are not a 955 part of the project. 956 957 Tony Blake asked Mr. Harvey to point to Mr. Shore’s property on the map (displayed on the screen). 958 959 Michael Harvey pointed out Mr. Shore’s property on the map. 960 961 Lydia Wegman thanked everyone for their questions and feedback. 962 963 Corinn Shaker said that she lives off of Davis Road as well. She said that her concerns mirror those her neighbors 964 have expressed. She explained that she has lived in Hillsborough for the past 11 years and has watched businesses 965 start and empty out. Why is the plan to expand and development outside of Hillsborough when it seems like there are 966 22