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will be unable to attend at that time. Also, future meetings may be held at the Government Services Center, Cameron Street, Hillsborough. Land Use Workshop Report: That report will be received at the June meeting. Bob Strayhorn indicated that he was unavailable on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Lee Rafalow mentioned that he was concerned about the amount of time being spent on abstract alternatives. He felt that a sufficient number of alternatives had been presented for this group to begin its discussions about what it would like this community to look like in 20 years. He requested that the group consider setting aside the agenda for this meeting in order to begin clarifying its goals. He suggested discussing the alternatives that have already been presented. Additional information could be received later in the process. Verla Insko clarified this request and asked the group to decide how it would like to proceed. After discussion, it was decided to proceed with the agenda. Members of the group expressed significant interest in talking about goals and timetables as well as having increased input into setting future agendas. These requests will be addressed by staff. Dave Yelton asked that staff provide all pertinent information regarding any planning issues which are pending either with the Planning Board or the Board of Commissioners. MINUTES: Lee Rafalow asked that the discussion of the fiscal impact report which was presented by the students at the April 27th meeting be more accurately reported in the minutes. He reminded the group that capital costs, such as new schools, were not included in fiscal impact report. This led to an extremely inaccurate projection. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed that this omission of capital costs was a major flaw in the fiscal analysis. The students were looking at teachers salaries and other smaller expenses rather than including the cost of building new schools and purchasing school buses. That fiscal report needs to be revised. STONEY CREEK RURAL CHARACTER DESIGN PRESENTATION: David Stancil presented the history of the Rural Character Study (RCS). He mentioned that Clint Burklin, Judson Edeburn, and Bob Strayhorn were all members of the RCS. Many tradeoffs and compromises went into the first years of this study which created in November, 1987. For the next five years meetings were held, occasionally two