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Approved 9.7.22 336 where an equity partner or whatever will come in and get the rezoning and then resell the property at profit. I don't object to 337 people making profits but I really just wish that the process was better aligned to show that kind of a motive to show the 338 speculating. I think that speculation is a problem here and the second thing is that I understand you guys are an advisory 339 board and I understand the Planning Department has to approve things that are within the boundaries of the UDO but I urge 340 you to really take a closer look at stuff like this and get the word out to the community, use social media,we've exchanged 341 emails on this. Use the social media to get this out because I think once people are aware of it, they come out and that is what 342 should be. I live down White Cross Road and I'll come out and say that I oppose this thing but for the reasons I stated not 343 because of what it is but because of the way it is being held. Thank you. 344 345 Stacy Gamble: My name is Stacy Gamble and everybody here in the community has already spoken and said it so eloquently. 346 1 have lived in Orange County since 1987, 1 am a member of the Trails Community which is by White Cross and you all are the 347 banks to the river here so we rely upon your judgement which is very confusing to me when you don't have all the facts. I am 348 not sure why the process is like that, it seems to me like that should be something that is addressed. This is a pretty big issue 349 all the growth that is going on in Chapel Hill alone is mind blowing. We've all gone out to that community because we don't 350 like that,we love our love our little places like Bravos and Fiesta Grill and everything else. This retail big box chain probably 351 won't even pay a living wage, is something that is not welcome and I oppose it. I would imagine if more people in my 352 community knew about this they would be here too. They will be here on the 6t". I greatly urge you to really consider who you 353 represent and that is us as a community not these chains. Thank you. 354 355 Jesus Bravo: I own Fiesta Grill and Bravos Market and the reason I am here is to oppose but first of all I have had Fiesta Grill 356 for 20 years and I have been trying to expand and why you guys are going to put something like this, this big when I have 357 been trying to expand and now you guys are going to put something this big on that corner right there? How's it going to 358 happen? I have Bravos Market and I am very lenient on how many employees I can have, I have a lot of restrictions and 1 359 don't know why you guys are going to approve this. Also,they are having a lot of accidents there and of course this is going 360 to bring more people, more cars, more everything and it's going to be bad. I am opposed to that. 361 362 Sade Rapp: I am Sade Rapp and I live on Morrow Mill Road and I've lived there all of my 25 years except for 4 years in 363 college. I just learned about this rezoning today and I know that I reached out to,and a lot of people in my community were 364 reached out to and that I personally reached out to friends and family and specifically people that live very close to us, live on 365 our road and very,very few of us were able to make it today. I have talked to them I've talked to people and I am representing 366 my own ideas and beliefs but I am also speaking on behalf of a number of my friends, neighbors,family living on Morrow Mill 367 Road. I understand that commercial development is important and I am not inherently opposed to commercial development. 368 There's so much greatness that has been brought to White Cross and our community through commercial development and 369 that it brings in money for the County but I do have concerns about bringing in outside businesses at the expense of our 370 locally owned and operated ones because that is a net loss for our community if those local businesses are pushed out 371 because of the places being offered at an outside owned store. I'm certainly concerned about the non-tradionality of whatever 372 permit would happen but that may be my lack of understanding that sort of thing. I truly believe that this squanders an 373 opportunity for new or expanded locally owned and operated businesses to be created in this area and it is concerning for a 374 company to be coming from outside that does not have this mutual relationship with our community where they know the 375 community and have a vested interest in its vitality and its character the way that we have. I truly can't imagine that wouldn't 376 damage the character of this little community just through the amount of trees that would have to be taken down. Really the 377 core of my opposition to this recommendation is that there are too many unanswered questions to the environmental impact 378 and traffic impacts. I think to do this sort of rezoning that was recommended in the summer when people are out of town or 379 busy with farm work seems at best questionable and likely irresponsible. Thank you. 380 381 Delores Bailey: Can I ask about the timing of the notice that went out, it seemed rather shortened. It seemed to be at least a 382 month's worth of time before the hearing happened. 383 384 Perdita Holtz: It is a 10-day minimum notice and we sent it out like 15 days in advance. 385 386 Delores Bailey: A statement that was made was that this has been here before? 387 388 Perdita Holtz: Not to my recollection, I hate to have to contradict Tony. 389 390 Tony Blake: It was this exact parcel. 391