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down many times and I just want you to take that into consideration. I think her words were heartfelt from the community. 551 I think you all need to take a look at yourself and see if this is really something that we need in our area. I understand 552 that there are a lot of athletic people. I played football at West Virginia University and I understand the meaning of a 553 team but I don’t think this site is fit for us to develop what we are looking for here. The traffic is a concern for us and a lot 554 of us are on well water. I know the schools are going to get city water because the state requires that. The ball fields and 555 the other athletic courts that will be put in place, it is going to be well water for us. If we have well water then that means 556 they are going to drill down deeper into the wells. They are going to go hundreds of feet deeper than anyone else. I am 557 in the vegetation industry and we know that if the wells go down deeper, that means the ones that have lesser are going 558 to get the muddy and unclear water at the top. Please take that into consideration when you vote on this proposal. 559 560 Margaret Cates: I live on Lawrence Road and have been there since the 1960’s so I have probably been there longer 561 than most of these people have. There are also people who have been in the community longer than I have, they just 562 can’t make it out this late at night. Where I’m at is where the tennis courts are going. That is going to mean a lot of light 563 and I like my dark time at night. It is just as dark as it can be, you can see the stars, you can see the space lab when it 564 goes across. I am like the other woman and like to sit out there and have my morning coffee and hear the birds, squirrels 565 and all that. Also, the traffic on Lawrence Road is terrible, if you try to come out on Laney Drive which parallels 85, you 566 can not see because of the bridge so if you want to go left, you have to pull out almost into traffic to see across that 567 ridge. Also at the end of Orange Road and Old NC 10, there have been in the last year, at least 3 cars that ran across 568 Old NC 10 into my sister’s property. To me, it is not a good place. Myself, would miss that pretty green field. Sometimes 569 it is deer corn or whatever, but right now it is a pretty green field with yellow wildflowers blooming and it is a beautiful 570 place. 571 572 Adam Beeman: That concludes the public comment section. 573 574 Cy Stober shared procedural slides, a tentative schedule and four available actions with the Board. 575 576 Statler Gilfillen: I think you answered one of my questions, that it agrees with the comprehensive plan for Orange 577 County? 578 579 Cy Stober: That is our staff analysis that can be found in the staff report in your packet, yes. 580 581 Statler Gilfillen: I would like to ask the counterpart, the Mayor of Hillsborough, if this is in agreement with the 582 comprehensive plan for Hillsborough. 583 584 Charity Kirk: Can we address the Mayor of Hillsborough at this time? 585 586 Cy Stober: As a member of the public it would be unorthodox…. 587 588 Statler Gilfillen: Okay, if I am not allowed to ask the question then I withdraw it. She was a speaker last week… 589 590 Cy Stober: We did consult the town’s current adopted comprehensive plan, they have a drafted comprehensive 591 sustainability plan that is not yet adopted. The existing comprehensive plan that the town has is reflected in COCA and 592 that is what staff consulted in its analysis and recommendation to the board. 593 594 Statler Gilfillen: So your findings of your board are that this proposal would be consistent with both the County and 595 Hillsborough’s comprehensive plans? 596 597 Charity Kirk: Current, but one of the points that the mayor made was that they have a draft comprehensive plan that is 598 not public….. 599 600 Cy Stober: It is set for public hearing tomorrow evening and public comment on Friday. 601 We can only consider adopted plans. 602 603 Statler Gilfillen: I will assume that the answer to my question is that as the current law stands, this proposal meets the 604 comprehensive plans? 605 15