Agenda - 09-05-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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57 1 said that a spot zone that would disenfranchise those around it. She said that the Lawrence Road 2 bicycle club that goes up and down the road every day will come to an end. She said that the ball 3 fields will step on the other sports enthusiasts. She said that the county has promised an area in 4 Efland. 5 Kevin Lee said he supports having ballfields and tennis courts. He said there are other 6 places area available to put the fields. He said that he has an issue with charter schools because 7 they are not an effective or efficient for of education. He said that they usually do not meet their 8 purpose. He said that the Terry Sanford School of Public Policy has data that shows that charter 9 schools are not as good as the public schools in educating students. He said that Hillsborough 10 continues its pattern of unchecked growth and traffic is already horrible. He said that charter 11 schools, by nature, require their parents and guardians to drive the children to school and this is 12 using more fossil fuels. He said that school choice has been associated with increased racial 13 segregation and inconsistent student outcomes. 14 Rachel Royce said there has been a lot of discussion of social goods. She said that her 15 husband is a soccer coach, and they support sports. She said her son graduated from Research 16 Triangle High School. She said that the Town of Hillsborough considered very carefully whether 17 this project should go forward, and they voted unanimously no. She said she would be concerned 18 if the county overrides the concerns of the municipality. She urged the Board to vote no. 19 Justin Adamson said his son plays tennis at the Orange Tennis Club. He said his other 20 son plays HYAA and loves it. He said that HYAA has been looking for a solution for 20 years, and 21 it is time to give them a solution. He said they have been building houses but not schools. He 22 said that a couple of dollars on a water bill is a small price to pay for more schools. He said they 23 need more schools, and that the younger generation needs to be supported. He said the baseball 24 program is for kids and they cannot be here to advocate for themselves. 25 Curtis Kelly said he lives on Wingate Drive, off of Lawrence Road. He said he has been 26 to the Planning Board meetings and there are too many unknowns. He said that the traffic is bad 27 and there is only a four-way stop. He said that the remedies that the applicant is proposing are 28 not promised. He said that there is a historic site on the corner of 70-A and Lawrence. He said 29 that he does not understand the concrete median or the impact on the water shed. He said there 30 is no guarantee that it will be well-water or town water and that this is still very fuzzy to him. He 31 said the plan is not reasonable at this location. He said that it will have a negative impact on the 32 environment and probably on water as well. He said that the Town of Hillsborough is not in favor 33 and asked the Board to please vote no to the plan. 34 Earl Tye asked for the Board to vote in favor of the rezoning. He said he served as a coach 35 and board member for HYAA. He said that it is the essence of community and a community 36 builder. He said think about all of the volunteers that have to come together every year to make 37 it work. He said that he can attest to the fact that 20 years ago, they were concerned about the 38 long-term aspects of HYAA. He said that Collins Field served the youngest players, and those 39 fields are gone. He said if they lose the ability to serve children in the youngest group, then that 40 cuts the feeder system into the entire rest of the program. He said there has been a lot of doom 41 and gloom spoken tonight. He said that there is always fear of what might be out there, but those 42 things do not usually come to pass. He said as humans, they think about the worst. He said that 43 there are people in place to make decisions if there are unknowns today. 44 Amanda Godwin said she sent the Commissioners a video but did not send it to Vice- 45 Chair McKee because she did not respect him enough however, she has had a change of opinion 46 since he recused himself from voting. She said that everyone that has a yes, put it up if they live 47 on Laney Drive, Jay Circle, Laurie Drive, Adams Place, Washington, Kennedy, or Wingate, or 48 Jefferson and Lawrence. She said that she is assuming that there are none up. She said that 49 there are a lot of people ready to sacrifice the property of others property. 50 Joey Webb said he is the executive director of West Triangle High School. He said that 51 the school is responsible for paying for the cost of hooking up water and sewer. He said he feels