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either just for that development or for the entire community. What he didn't want to see was development like where he currently lives where "x" amount of land is chopped up into as many lots as possible leaving no land for public use. He thought public land should be incorporated into any design resulting from the group's work. Curtis Bane felt that people were ignoring what had happened with lands left open and no one being responsible for them. He cited the Craig place and Carr farm properties. Verla Insko asked how he would like to see the area in 20 years. He said he would like to see water and sewer available and for the people who own the land and pay taxes on it to be able to do as they wished with it. Insko asked for clarification on how this might look. Bane said it could involve developing the land to its maximum potential. Elio Soldi asked if this meant as much development as could be legally permitted and Bane said "yes. " Insko asked what would be the ideal way for the area to look in 30 years when driving through it. Bane said on family -owned property in the vicinity of Old NC 10 and Mt. Hermon Church Road he would like to see condominiums. He said he envisioned commercial for the 100 acres behind Carolina Builders. In the Economic Development District (EDD) he indicated there were 34 acres envisioned for a commercial park. He said that UNC and Research Triangle Park were attracting people to the region and that there had to be a place for them to live. He said that this area was excellent for such purposes given the interstate highway/ railroad transportation corridor. Soldi asked Bane if he saw the area developing to its maximum density or did he envision some type of mix. Bane referred to the EDD plan and recommended it to the group because of its recommendations on primary4 and secondary development areas along with appropriate buffer zones. Insko asked if he liked the EDD Plan and would like to see development in accordance with it and he responded affirmatively. Verla Insko asked for clarification on earlier comments by Curtis Bane on residential development. He felt that if there was too strong a push to limit residential development, future generations would not have a place to live and would have to look to other areas such as Chatham or Person Counties. Insko said it sounded like part of his vision was to think about generations to come and he responded, "absolutely." Bane said he agreed that there should be public parks and ,that this was already addressed through Orange County's development ordinances. He mentioned the 50 acre park proposed in the Orange County Master Park Plan. He also said he would like to see a small park on an acre of land his family owned adjacent to the church. Lee Rafalow said he was pretty close to Elio Soldi's vision. If it were possible, he would roll back time because he felt it would be nice to have more farmland in the neighborhood than there is now. He said he was interested in preserving the farmland character, especially along New Hope Church Road and NC 10. He said all farms 4