Agenda - 06-06-2023; 5-b - Zoning Atlas Amendment MA22-0004 – Parcel Located off Lawrence Road and US 70A, in Eno Township

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171 DRAFT 165 sewer requirements for one or more schools at this site. If the rezoning is approved,the Town of Hillsborough, by law, 166 and the NCDA to provide water and sewer to the schools, even if that means denying other water and sewer to other 167 town priorities. If the developer decides to provide the schools with wells and septic, which was mentioned as a 168 possibility earlier this month,will the septic fields take the place of the ball fields? I do support recreational fields. I want 169 fields for HYAA and more courts for tennis and pickleball players but not this way. Not by forcing the town of Hillsborough 170 to provide water and sewer to schools on the opposite side of the county from where the most growth is predicted, or by 171 sacrificing the ball fields to build a large septic field in Durham's Teer Quarry protected water shed.At the end of the day, 172 given these infrastructure concerns,this site is not a good site for schools.Also concerning,the applicant team 173 suggested on April 51h that West Triangle High School would be well situated to absorb some of the anticipated growth of 174 Orange County Schools.According to their charter application however, West Triangle intends to establish matriculation 175 agreements with the Expedition school and several charters in Durham. If finalized, these agreements would grant 176 priority enrollment to students from these charters.With approximately 40 students matriculating from the Expedition 177 school and the possibility of more than 100 students from Durham charters,few seats may remain for students not 178 already enrolled in a charter. Please ask the applicant to provide an explanation of their current pending and planned 179 articulation agreements as it relates to the school's ability to absorb growth in Orange County Schools.The majority of 180 anticipated growth in Orange County Schools is predicted to take place in the Western half of the county, near Mebane. 181 The Lawrence Road parcel is situated between Hillsborough and Durham. This proposal does not benefit the Orange 182 County school district and it does not benefit Orange County at large. Please vote no on the rezoning and please keep 183 this area rural residential. 184 185 Rachael Price: My husband and I own the Rock House which is a historic property at the corner of Business 70 and 186 Lawrence. Tonight, I would love to bring 3 concerns of ours to the board and the developer. First,when my husband and 187 I moved into our home,we both commented on how dark it is at night and how nice it is to clearly stargaze while being 188 so close to downtown Hillsborough. I believe that this project with all its required lighting, including all those with the 189 athletic fields,will create a tremendous amount of light pollution for the residents in the surrounding neighborhood. In 190 addition,the light pollution will also disrupt migrating birds as this area is on a major migration route. I propose that the 191 board take this into consideration in deciding if this is the right location for this particular project. If you decide to allow 192 the rezoning,then an evening curfew be put on all lighting and after-hours activities. Second, my husband and I both 193 work in Durham and drive Business 70 almost every day to and from work.What I appreciate about Business 70 is that 194 you clearly leave Durham, there is space between the two towns and that you clearly arrive into Hillsborough. I believe 195 that Hillsborough has done an impeccable job maintaining and cultivating its historic charm and this sets it aside from our 196 neighboring cities. I worry that this project will begin the urban sprawl of business that will take away from Hillsborough's 197 uniqueness. I would hate for Business 70 to become another 15/501, a corridor of business that runs Durham right into 198 Chapel Hill. I believe that this project is not only about the rezoning of this particular parcel of land but represents the 199 direction and future that you,the Planning Board, see for Hillsborough. Finally,while the idea of walking our 6-year-old 200 across the street to a STEM based high school, sounds idyllic,the reality is that a lottery-based enrollment that serves 201 the entire Triangle makes that unlikely.While I highly advocate for more STEM based education, I would rather see a 202 school in Hillsborough that prioritizes the children in our community, as opposed to the Triangle at large. I ask the board 203 if this particular school proposal is the fit for our community. If there is a need for further educational opportunity in 204 Hillsborough, perhaps you should consider a school that first prioritizes the admittance of Orange County students, then 205 once that need is met, opens enrollment to students from around the Triangle. .....have this meeting about how people 206 would address the traffic situation that would be created not just by the school but also by the athletic fields. They are 207 going to be extremely busy after hours and evenings because they are so popular and bring so much of a need to the 208 area. I don't think we can accommodate that with the improvements on the roads.... 209 210 Jennifer Bailey: I've been part of the Hillsborough community since 2005. I am speaking in support of the project. Tennis 211 has been a part of my life since I was 8 years old. My parents thought it would be fun for us to learn how to play tennis 212 so we could not only have family support but so that we could meet other people in our community. My family moved 213 every few years and with each new home,one of the first things we would do was seek out the local tennis community. 214 Many years ago, I moved to Hillsborough with my family which included three young children and as usual, I sought out 215 the tennis community for us.What I found was unique among the fourteen places I have called home.There was a 216 tennis community but there were no courts. Being a part of this vibrant tennis community and hearing the vision for 217 creating a club, I embarked on a journey to help make the Orange Tennis Club a reality. Over the years we have played 218 at private courts,school courts and now we have just three public courts. This community deserves better.We deserve a 219 dedicated facility that supports the local community of new players,young players,older players,and families. Orange