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4 <br /> 1 Finally, the current UDO specifically calls for the retention of Efland's rural character. It <br /> 2 is hard to imagine a development that is in greater contradiction of that goal than Buc-ee's. I am <br /> 3 counting on the Commissioners, to be faithful to the past promises you have made to this <br /> 4 county and your constituents. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Alison Jones said she is a life long resident of Orange County, and lives near the <br /> 7 proposed Buc-ee's site. She expressed concerns about the size of the project, as well as the <br /> 8 possible environmental impact, which has not yet been completely studied. She cited the <br /> 9 impact on the Eno River. She urged the BOCC to deny the rezoning request. <br /> 10 Tim Spruill said he is a hydrologist, and has lived in Efland over 20 years. He said the <br /> 11 current zoning specifically prevents a travel center, such as the one proposed. He said he is <br /> 12 concerned about the negative impact on the water supply, and the review process from the <br /> 13 Planning department. He said this project is irresponsible and wrong for Orange County. He <br /> 14 cited the BOCC's commitment to the Efland/Mebane area and to curbing climate change, and <br /> 15 said voting to approve would be in violation of those commitments. He urged the BOCC to keep <br /> 16 the current designation, and vote no to rezoning. <br /> 17 Megan Doherty said she is a sustainable studies student at UNC, and a resident of <br /> 18 Chapel Hill. She said she is stunned and disappointed by the proposal. She said North <br /> 19 Carolina is known for two good universities, Duke and UNC, and does not want to add Buc-ee's <br /> 20 to that list. She said the State is committed to the Paris climate accord to curb climate change, <br /> 21 and this proposal is not aligned with that commitment. She urged the Board to stand with the <br /> 22 residents expressing that the proposal be denied. <br /> 23 Asher Skeen said he lives in Carrboro, and urged the BOCC to vote no the rezoning <br /> 24 request. He discussed the poor working conditions at Buc-ee's for its employees. He said the <br /> 25 company has sociopathic numbness towards Buc-ee's employees, with shifts lasting 10 hours <br /> 26 and no true breaks. He said work life balance does not exist, there are no raises, and <br /> 27 managers bully and bash on staff members. He quoted several reviews from Buc-ee's <br /> 28 employees and asked that the proposal be denied. <br /> 29 Hope Horton said she is resident of Cheeks Township, and this proposal stands in the <br /> 30 way of the kind of development the County needs and deserves. She quoted various positions <br /> 31 that members of the Board of Commissioners have taken on economic development being in <br /> 32 line with environmental stewardship and the culture of the community. She said this proposal <br /> 33 violates many of these statements, and is not worth what Buc-ee's is asking the County to <br /> 34 sacrifice: clean water, sustainable future, quality of life, etc. She urged Commissioners to vote <br /> 35 no on the proposal. <br /> 36 Mary McLaughlin said she is a newer resident of Mebane, and moved here due to an <br /> 37 attraction to Orange County's commitment to the environment and its residents. She said she is <br /> 38 concerned that Buc-ee's focused more on the number of cars that travel through the area, <br /> 39 rather than the community and character of the area. She said it makes no sense to disrupt the <br /> 40 community and traffic patterns, for the sake of underground gas tanks. She said she uses Ben <br /> 41 Johnston Road, and the traffic changes proposed will make her ability to travel home more <br /> 42 difficult, and she will have to use the highway more to get to and from work. She urged the <br /> 43 BOCC to consider the impact to the Efland community when making its decision. <br /> 44 Bill Riley said he is a 30-year resident of Efland, and does not support the rezoning <br /> 45 request. He said he attended the Orange County Planning Board meeting in November 2020 <br /> 46 on the proposal, and felt there was no discussion between the board and the applicant and that <br /> 47 public input was merely tolerated and not incorporated into the process. He said the speed of <br /> 48 the decision made him feel that the attendees' concerns were not listened to. He said the <br /> 49 BOCC should postpone any decision until neutral parties can do greater research, and the <br /> 50 experiences of other communities that have hosted Buc-ee's can be considered. He said this is <br /> 51 a decision to make substantial changes to a fragile area in a rural community. <br />
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