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Approved & T23 <br /> 549 1 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 <br /> 550 that there are a lot of athletic people . I played football at West Virginia University and I understand the meaning of a <br /> 551 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 <br /> 552 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 <br /> 553 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 <br /> 554 they are going to drill down deeper into the wells . They are going to go hundreds of feet deeper than anyone else . I am <br /> 555 in the vegetation industry and we know that if the wells go down deeper, that means the ones that have lesser are going <br /> 556 to get the muddy and unclear water at the top . Please take that into consideration when you vote on this proposal . <br /> 557 <br /> 558 Margaret Cates : I live on Lawrence Road and have been there since the 1960 ' s so I have probably been there longer <br /> 559 than most of these people have . There are also people who have been in the community longer than I have , they just <br /> 560 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 <br /> 561 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 <br /> 562 goes across . I am like the other woman and like to sit out there and have my morning coffee and hear the birds , squirrels <br /> 563 and all that . Also , the traffic on Lawrence Road is terrible , if you try to come out on Laney Drive which parallels 85 , you <br /> 564 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 <br /> 565 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 <br /> 566 Old NC 10 into my sister' s property . To me , it is not a good place . Myself, would miss that pretty green field . Sometimes <br /> 567 it is deer corn or whatever, but right now it is a pretty green field with yellow wildflowers blooming and it is a beautiful <br /> 568 place . <br /> 569 <br /> 570 Adam Beeman : That concludes the public comment section . <br /> 571 <br /> 572 Cy Stober shared procedural slides, a tentative schedule and four available actions with the Board. <br /> 573 <br /> 574 Statler Gilfillen : I think you answered one of my questions , that it agrees with the comprehensive plan for Orange <br /> 575 County? <br /> 576 <br /> 577 Cy Stober : That is our staff analysis that can be found in the staff report in your packet, yes . <br /> 578 <br /> 579 Statler Gilfillen : I would like to ask the counterpart, the Mayor of Hillsborough , if this is in agreement with the <br /> 580 comprehensive plan for Hillsborough . <br /> 581 <br /> 582 Charity Kirk : Can we address the Mayor of Hillsborough at this time ? <br /> 583 <br /> 584 Cy Stober : As a member of the public it would be unorthodox . . . . <br /> 585 <br /> 586 Statler Gilfillen : Okay , if I am not allowed to ask the question then I withdraw it . She was a speaker last week . . . <br /> 587 <br /> 588 Cy Stober: We did consult the town ' s current adopted comprehensive plan , they have a drafted comprehensive <br /> 589 sustainability plan that is not yet adopted . The existing comprehensive plan that the town has is reflected in COCA and <br /> 590 that is what staff consulted in its analysis and recommendation to the board . <br /> 591 <br /> 592 Statler Gilfillen : So your findings of your board are that this proposal would be consistent with both the County and <br /> 593 Hillsborough ' s comprehensive plans? <br /> 594 <br /> 595 Charity Kirk : Current, but one of the points that the mayor made was that they have a draft comprehensive plan that is <br /> 596 not public . . . . . <br /> 597 <br /> 598 Cy Stober : It is set for public hearing tomorrow evening and public comment on Friday . <br /> 599 We can only consider adopted plans . <br /> 600 <br /> 601 Statler Gilfillen : I will assume that the answer to my question is that as the current law stands , this proposal meets the <br /> 602 comprehensive plans ? <br /> 603 <br />