Agenda - 10-06-20; 6-c - Zoning Atlas Amendment – Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District (MPD-CZ) for the Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP)

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Approved 9/2/2020 Geoff Sebesta: My name is Geoff Sebesta, I’ll be very brief. The first is the NTSBNHTSB released a study long ago 1062 that showed that the damage to a road increases by the fourth power of the size of the vehicles. That’s the square of 1063 the square. These vehicles which will be on historical road will destroy your road. You’ll pay a lot of money fixing 1064 and upgrading your road. This is completely unavoidable, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, if you put 1065 this traffic on this road, you will be paying a lot to fix this road. Now the second thing I have to say is that in 2008, I 1066 had the pleasure and privilege of being involved with the city councils of both San Diego California and Lexington 1067 Kentucky as they both considered proposals from businesses that did not want to reveal the sources of their funding 1068 or their eventual tenants. San Diego took one look at the proposals, said if you’re not revealing your tenants this is a 1069 joke. Lexington was not so wise, they got involved in something called the Center Point fiasco, you can look it up. 1070 It’s destroyed the downtown of Lexington Kentucky to this day. If they’re not willing to reveal who the tenants are, it 1071 is not a serious proposal, it should not be seriously considered. Finally, I will say that although I thank everyone for 1072 staying up so late, it’s 10:40 at night and there’s not been one single resident yet who has spoken in favor of this 1073 proposal. The Planning Commission is there as the representative of the people of Hillsborough, many people have 1074 mentioned that they don’t have enough time to speak, I thinks it’s odd that the Planning Commission is limiting the 1075 time of people to respond when they are not limiting their time after all you there, are you not, to represent these 1076 people? You should take this seriously, you should look at the fact that absolutely no resident appear to be in favor 1077 of this at all. You should consider that, thank you very much for your time. 1078 1079 Jean-Francois Provost: My name is Jean-Francois Provost and we just moved in last July on Old 86, we are south of 1080 Davis Road. I have several things to say, first we have {inaudible} of trucks coming into our driveway and a truck 1081 coming right angle you have to go in other lane so we had to stop the traffic on Old 86 to have some trucks on our 1082 property, that’s the first thing. When we bought the land a few months after we got invited to a public hearing 1083 because there was already a project, that actual project is bigger than the previous one but it was just one project out 1084 of three projects so there was commercial zone on Old 86 near the exit of I-40 and there was a third one very close 1085 {inaudible}, so the traffic, the lady who explains that the traffic is going to be ok, she doesn’t take account the next 1086 project which is coming maybe. If there is three projects, the traffic impact created by this project, why we came 1087 tonight, is also two other projects so increase the traffic significantly. So we have to take account not only this project 1088 but the whole amount around the perimeter. Thank you for listening to me. 1089 1090 Jon Boxter: Good evening, thank you for your time, we really do appreciate you giving each of us an opportunity to 1091 share our feelings. I’m a middle school teacher and my wife, Shannon, is an ICU nurse, we live on Old 86 3 houses 1092 from Davis Road with our 3 year old son, we’re one of the handful of houses in 1000 feet of the development that 1093 received the original notification letter. We live along the 3500 feet of linear road that has been quoted, the back of 1094 Building C as currently planned, would be highly visible from the Duke Utility road that runs beside our property 1095 where we watch our son and our neighbors children play every single night. The staggering amount of 200 vehicles 1096 that would be routed onto Davis Road during peak hours as has been quoted, would then pass directly in front of our 1097 home. So that’s effecting, at least surrounding us on three sides. My family and I unequivocally disapprove of the 1098 actions being proposed, our opinion has been shaped not out of a hard line “NIMBY” attitude towards development of 1099 the area as many other people have pointed out, we bought our home with the understanding and tacit expectation 1100 that the area north of us would inevitably be developed as zoned. However, this sheer lack of adequate 1101 infrastructure surrounding this particular project make is impossible to support. The addition of Davis Road as a 1102 second access point has been admitted to be done after the fact in order to satisfy NCDOT. Anyone who lives near 1103 Old 86 has noticed the increase in traffic over the past few years. That road along with those that feed into it despite 1104 what cherry picked traffic study suggest about specific intersections we’ll have trouble handling the number of cars 1105 and trucks that are being estimated. From a safety standpoint, it will be disastrous for those of us living along the 1106 route. After crossing under I-40 you pass that service road that’s been repeatedly mentioned by a number of houses 1107 on both sides, you come a slight hill and there is essentially a blind curve that the utility line overpass, my home as 1108 well as two are located right after the Duke utility road. I find myself looking multiple times in each direction and 1109 saying literally a prayer before pulling in and out of my driveway. I signal a ¼ mile before I even turn so that cars 1110 don’t rear-end me or side swipe my vehicle as I exit. Almost daily, horns honk, cars lock up their brakes as they 1111 speed south on Old 86 before coming upon a car turning past the blind curve in a driveway or onto Davis Road. It’s 1112 incredible that more accidents don’t already occur here and adding further traffic and stopped cars is a literal disaster 1113 waiting to happen if this plan goes forth as presently constructed. A red light is going to do little more than to cause 1114 those cars to slam on their brakes and cause bigger issues. I say all this to reaffirm my opposition to this plan as 1115 currently proposed. It makes no sense from an infrastructure standpoint to utilize Davis Road purely more that out of 1116 necessity or that portion of Old 86 for heavy truck traffic. Unless this can be remedied and a more logical solution 1117 38