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12 concern. He said it is not a hard line, but there is concerns about the potential impact of the Town, and whether a desire for immediate commercial growth will ultimately hurt the overall economic growth of the Town. Commissioner Price asked if Margaret Hauth is working with Steve Brantley. Margaret Hauth said it is up to the property owner as to what uses are brought forward, especially in district 2 of Settlers’ Point. She said all are supportive of district 1, but the retail component of district 2 is more challenging. She said the Town has shared its interests and concerns with the developer, and if what the developer says will come to pass actually does; there should be no negative impact on Daniel Boone. Town Commissioner Lloyd said the Town has tried to bring some commercial entities to Waterstone, but the developers keep bringing in more townhouses; and thus what is happening in Settlers’ Point should not have a negative effect on Daniel Boone. She said she is also concerned about all of the bars downtown, and people need somewhere to actually shop. She said the Town is turning into townhouses, bars and traffic. Town Commissioner Ferguson said her concern is that it will not just be the transient commercial retailers going in to Settlers’ Point, but rather local residents will go there, and there is not connectivity, walkways, etc. She said this is potentially very dangerous. Town Commissioner Weaver said connectivity and walkability is so integral to everything they do in Hillsborough and the planning and zoning aspect is one of the few things the Town can control. She said it is important for the people that live here to be able to walk or bike to the places they need the most, in order to alleviate traffic. Mayor Stevens said the Town has sat down with the developers, and it is not a matter of refusing retail, it is a question of what kind of retail will be brought in to Settlers’ Point. He said the Town has acquired land on either side of I-85, with the long-term vision of making some type of pedestrian/bike connection. b) Extension of Water/Sewer Boundary in Economic Development District Mayor Stevens said the Town is willing to extend the water and sewer boundary, with commercial growth in mind. Mayor Stevens said the staff and the Board of County Commissioners have been very responsive to considering the Town’s concerns about Settlers’ Point. Margaret Hauth reviewed the information below: The Town conducted its public hearing on designating the 85-acre extension to the water and sewer boundary on February 15, 2018. The mutually agreed land use designation proposed was Suburban Office. The Orange County Planning Board has deferred action on recommending a new land use on the expanded Water and Sewer boundary area. Similarly, the Board of Orange County Commissioners has requested a delay in considering the proposal pending further study. Orange County planning staff is planning an open house ‘Planning 101’ meeting for County residents, in general, to explain the various elements of planning. This is not specific to the area but maybe helpful to many new and existing residents in Orange County. Margaret Hauth said the Town agreed to the extension because it was a request from Orange County, and this evening allows one last check in before more public involvement. Travis Myren said after hearing from the public, the Board of County Commissioners took a pause on affixing a land use. He said the public voiced concerns about the public notification process, and thus staff is doing some public education before moving on. Town Commissioner Ferguson asked if this parcel of land is built out more, with water and sewer, will it still be zoned suburban office, employment based, and not residential.