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that provisions for establishing such connections should be voluntary or incentive based. Dan Teichman questioned the importance of this corridor as opposed to other "connections" in the planning area that were not identified on the map. Was the primary significance here that it connected two green areas on the map, i.e. , Camp New Hope lands and Duke Forest? If this approach was going to be followed, it should apply to other portions of the planning area too. David Yelton concurred, pointing out similar areas on the map. Bob Strayhorn said leaving the area "yellow" would probably accomplish the desired intent. Clint Burklin pointed out one other change on the map, extending the "yellow" (lower intensity) area through the land east of Strayhorn Hills up to I -85. The primary intent was to encourage a separation between Hillsborough and Durham as they expand to the east and west in the future. David Yelton requested clarification on the various intensity levels. Bell referred to one of the meeting handouts (attached) which provides additional detail on the intensity levels. Verla Insko asked if there were any suggested changes to the concept plan. Curtis Bane requested that all Bane lands be classified as higher intensity. He also said that if the former University Station area was developed at one unit per acre, it should be classified as intermediate. There was considerable discussion on the proper intensity level for the area at the intersection of New Hope Church Road and Old N.C. 10 especially since the County Commissioners had approved a preliminary subdivision plan here for Stoney Creek Farms I. Bell indicated that the plan contained 47 lots on 95 acres or an average overall lot size of two acres. Bob Strayhorn said this was probably one of the better areas for subdivision development indicating that average lot sizes could be even higher on some tracts. Elio Soldi questioned additional changes to the map indicating he thought there was general agreement to the intensity levels depicted on it. His basic understanding was that area where we would like to see low or moderate intensity were identified and the Implementation Subcommittee was asked to come up with incentives (that do not take away property values /rights) to encourage it to develop that way. He said it was very hard to designate what exactly would happen to a piece of land. He saw the subcommittee's job being to create an environment that encourages developers to do what is desired. Verla Insko added we've got to get off tweaking the map every Z