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45 <br /> Chair Bedford said they are aware of the concerns and wonder how they may address <br /> those issues. <br /> Dan Jewell said there is a connection to Purefoy Road to the west, two on the east, and <br /> parallel to the railroad tracks that connect Merrin Road to Homestead Road. He said they have <br /> also shown a future connection across the railroad right of way and this would require approval in <br /> the future. He said there is also a connection to Lizzie Lane and another that goes to the north <br /> and west that connects to county property. He said there are six eventual entrance and exit roads <br /> coming in with two readily available now and the others would be addressed with right of way <br /> acquisition. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said they should be there now rather than waiting. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that part of this will depend on what the approval from Chapel Hill. She <br /> said the intention is to have multiple exits as construction begins. She said they will find out more <br /> about costs as part of the DFI analysis. <br /> Chair Bedford said that she thought that you cannot build a building unless there are two <br /> exits. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that is true because of a fire standard. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said she sees trails and asked if they exist or envisioned. <br /> Dan Jewell said these are envisioned. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that DEAPR is working on a preservation plan and trails may be part of <br /> that. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> Jenny Qusenberry said she lives in Phoenix Place and is on the HOA board. She said that <br /> her house is on the corner of Phoenix and Lizzie. She said she attended all three community <br /> engagement meetings. She said she supports more affordable housing and wants to do due <br /> diligence to steer the project in a way that benefits her neighborhood. She said that the <br /> neighborhood wants a large buffer of untouched trees between Phoenix Place and the <br /> development. She said that they do not want to see new houses through the trees. She asked <br /> the BOCC to only approve plans that have a thick buffer of trees along Phoenix Place. <br /> Abel Hastings said there are two issues he has with the plans. He said it addresses <br /> affordable housing but makes a mockery of preserves by having two through roads. He said it <br /> feels like bait and switch to the public. He said running a road through the Nevelle property, owned <br /> by Orange County, would have been a better solution. He said the current plan will funnel 100s <br /> of cars through Rogers Road. He said that the Carolina North Forest is a preserved land, but is a <br /> voluntary preservation and that it is on the short list for the next home of the Dean Dome now. <br /> Elizabeth Young said she has attended all meetings and workshops and feels there was <br /> a lot of community involvement and input and feels staff and consultants did a good job of hearing <br /> priorities and concerns from the community. <br /> Chair Bedford said there will be other rounds of public engagement. She asked about <br /> planned buffers. <br /> Dan Jewell said earlier plans had lower density residential closer to the houses on Phoenix <br /> and this plan puts a buffer of trees around existing neighborhoods. <br /> Chair Bedford said she was at the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> meeting, and they are working on animal corridors. She said she appreciates all of the input from <br /> the community and said she likes the concept of this plan. She asked if staff will be the ones <br /> involved with Chapel Hill zoning process. <br /> Perdita Holtz said yes. She said at some point an application will have to be signed off on <br /> by the property owners. She said that they will need substantively the same resolution between <br /> owners. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene thanked everyone involved with this plan. <br />