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Basically, I have taken the various text files produced over the past year and begun the process of editing and incorporating them into a single document. I'm trying to get as much done as possible before our meeting and will mail a draft under separate cover on Monday along with the March 14 minutes. Item 5 - Continued Discussion on Implementation Issues At our meeting on March 14, we discussed extensively five implementation issues carried over from our February 28 meeting. I was unable to determine from meeting notes and my interpretation of the minutes whether we had consensus on the following two items: 1. Expedited review and approval for some variation on five -acre lot development: • either a conventional five -acre lot subdivision; or • one wherein five-acre lots are the norm even though a yield plan indicates higher density can be achieved and there is the possibility of transferring excess density elsewhere; and 2. The possibility of a fixed -term conservation easement (20 years was discussed) that would yield a density bonus, though much smaller than would be realized from preserving open space in perpetuity. While I dislike revisiting issues we have discussed, I think we need to be clear where we stand. In that these issues have already been discussed at length, I hope we can readily identify areas where we have consensus. Item 6 - Presentation to Planning Board Our schedule calls for a presentation to the Planning Board on April 15. This will not be a final draft of the plan, but rather where things stand after our April 4 meeting. We are scheduled to meet again on April 18 and there may be some comments from the Planning Board that we can use in final adjustments to the plan. It would be good for as many Planning Group members as possible to attend the Planning Board meeting to hear comments; the Board may also have questions for the Planning Group. In that our meeting will take place three days after the Planning Board, there will not be time to mail written comments so I will bring Planning Board comments to our meeting. Please remember, we have much to cover on April 4 and our time is limited; we need to stay focused! Call me at extension 2589 at 732 -8181 (Hillsborough), 967 -9251 (Chapel Hill), or 688- 7331 (Durham) if you have questions. If you would like to send a FAX, the number is 644 -3002.