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10 <br /> invest our tax dollars on road infrastructure as 18-wheelers tear up roads not designed for them. <br /> And the Planning Board's contention that Davis is a `connector road' doesn't mean it's designed <br /> to handle that volume of traffic proposed by the developer. <br /> It seems the developer's contribution is promised improvements on the tax base through <br /> employment. Has the developer provided documentation to prove this? What does `4500 global <br /> jobs' actually mean? Similar developments have employed less than 10% of that. Is a <br /> warehouse the best use of that space in order to increase tax revenue? The capital investors <br /> may not care how much tax revenue the development brings but we do. Speaking of investors, <br /> the developer should be able to show us how they will make money. Who's lined up to lease <br /> space? A capital investor would expect assurances like this before they agree to invest. Why <br /> shouldn't we? <br /> And if the developer is so eager to start building why haven't they provided a construction <br /> schedule as required for zoning a Master Plan? Do they have a history of incomplete <br /> construction development in another state? How many projects have they completed in a <br /> reasonable amount of time besides constructing their own offices in Kentucky? They should be <br /> proud to provide details of their successes. Don't they want us to have faith in their intention to <br /> complete this project? <br /> When a developer has so little skin in the game, their intent may be to do as little as possible <br /> with their money while compelling the town or county to invest taxpayers money to improve the <br /> infrastructure with false promises of an increased tax base. The developer can go a long way <br /> towards good faith by answering these questions. <br /> Ellen Mayer said she lives within 1,000 feet from this projected development. She said <br /> she supports development, but not this project. She said she is opposed for many of the <br /> previously stated reasons. She invited the Commissioners to visit her property. <br /> Bob Bundschuh said he understands the BOCC has not received the full packet of <br /> information, but he has great concerns with this project. He said traffic problems are being <br /> underestimated, and it will be a big issue. He said the Planning Department staff has even <br /> acknowledged this. He said the neighborhood is not opposed to development, but there must <br /> be a better plan than the one that has been proposed. He echoed several previously mentioned <br /> concerns. <br /> Christine Poole read the following comments: <br /> I'm with Save Hillsborough. Many of you who have travelled on Old NC Hwy. 86, not far off <br /> Interstate 40, know the beauty of the thick forests and rolling hills along this road. You <br /> understand why it is a designated Scenic Byway. Starting at Exit 261 from 1-40, you are now on <br /> a historic road less known as "The ScotsWelsh Heritage Byway" dating back to the 1700's. Prior <br /> to its being mentioned in historical records, this was a Native American trail and was also used <br /> by early Settlers. <br /> The following is taken from the NC DOT description of this road: "This Byway travels through <br /> Orange County along trade roads used by American Indians and early backcountry pioneers. <br /> The king of England gave much of the land along this byway to 18th century Scotch-Welsh <br /> settlers. Generation after generation has lived and farmed this land, each leaving its own mark, <br /> making this byway a unique journey through American history. Old N.C. 86 appears on colonial <br /> maps dating back to 1770." <br />