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Approved & 7 - 2023 275 well lowers the level of water in the immediate area , there are people who could end up without water. That is a pretty 276 disastrous situation . The lawyer raised the point at the meeting that yes , under state law the developer has to cover it, 277 etc . but by the time you get through the law and you go to the courts , that' s a legal answer, yes but that doesn ' t solve the 278 immediate problem of somebody without water, living in a house . When I raised that issue to Jim Parker, he indicated 279 that if you are talking about 5 or 6 wells in there that start to go dry , perhaps because they are drained , then people need 280 to be taken care of because it has happened because the water table lowered . If like 15 years ago , we had a drought, 281 that could happen . If they are just old wells that the equipment needs to be replaced , that' s not what we are talking 282 about, we are talking about a water table . That I think could be verified as an architect . The environmental issues , unless 283 1 read it wrong as an architect, you can talk about 65 houses in this unit but if you can not properly support them with the 284 septic system for 65 units and the wells for 65 units , you can ' t build that many units on that site either. So , that' s 285 academic , the environmental issues over rural . I ' m looking at, in the end , on this board whether I would accept or not 286 accept the idea of the school . From what the county has told me , correct me if I ' m wrong Cy , that is not under our 287 jurisdiction . 288 289 Cy Stober: Whether or not the site is appropriate for the land use of a preparatory school as described in our ordinance 290 is well within your purview . 291 292 Statler Gilfillen : In other words , any type of school but not a specific school ? 293 294 Cy Stober: That' s correct . And the school size is relevant, so 400 students is relevant versus 200 students . That' s 295 relevant because it has to do with the building footprint and associated activities . 296 297 Statler Gilfillen : Remember your department' s review, this is an acceptable use at this site , of a school . 298 299 Cy Stober: I believe our staff analysis and our recommendation reflects that . 300 301 Statler Gilfillen : That makes it very difficult to vote against when the professionals that are administering the law have 302 made a decision to advise us accordingly . 303 304 Lamar Proctor: Every proposal that you submit to us , you find consistent, is that not true? 305 306 Melissa Poole : Not historically . 307 308 Lamar Proctor In my time on the board , everything that you ' ve presented . . . . 309 310 Overlapping conversation 311 312 Cy Stober: In the 9 months I ' ve been here , we have recommended all the applications that have come before this board . 313 314 Chris Johnston : To confirm , it wouldn ' t make it to us if it wasn ' t recommended ? 315 316 Cy Stober: They have a right to be heard . 317 318 Melissa Poole : We have heard proposals that were not recommended by the Planning Department of Orange County . 319 320 Cy Stober: That' s a legal right, that every property owner and every applicant has in the State of North Carolina , 321 regardless of the staff analysis and recommendation . They have a right before the Planning Board and a right to a public 322 hearing . 323 324 Statler Gilfillen : Thank you , I have spent a tremendous amount of time trying to reach out and listen to both sides and 325 this is a very difficult issue before this board for us to vote upon . I hope my neighbors understand , regardless of how I 326 vote . It is based on what I believe will be the best in the end . I just hope that if it goes in Mr. Parker' s favor, that many of 327 you that have objections will finally sit down and try to talk to him about those things that could individually impact you . 328 That might make a difference . I think he ' s open . For a couple of years of construction , as a developer, I would want to be 329 open to the people that are surrounding me .