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205 <br /> "Community lighting will add to the light pollution in the area". <br /> Our plans call for sufficient lighting along paths and in common areas for safety and security. <br /> This will be accomplished by carefully aimed downlighting and bollards. There will be no <br /> commercial activity that would require lighted signs, spotlights and other broad lighting. We <br /> anticipate no increase in ambient light or glow perceptible from Morrow Mill or Gold Mine <br /> Loop. Immediate neighbors may see faint light through the woods during winter months. <br /> "Your plans and zoning requests appear to be self-serving. How are the goals and <br /> priorities of Orange County as described in the Comprehensive Plan addressed in your <br /> project?". <br /> An overarching goal of our project is to help fill an anticipated shortage of appropriate housing <br /> and living environments for senior citizens of Orange County, a demographic segment that is <br /> growing faster than the general population. This need is emphasized in the Comprehensive <br /> Plan and Orange County Master Aging Plan (MAP). The narrative in our zoning application <br /> outlines in detail the ways in which our community will meet the identified needs of seniors as <br /> described in the MAP. The Commission on Aging has voiced its favorable impression of how <br /> our project addresses these needs. <br /> In addition to the NIM, H41D representatives have held "porch meetings" and engaged in email <br /> exchanges with groups of neighbors to discuss plans for the development, solicit their <br /> concerns and respond to them. The concerns and responses follow: <br /> Item 1: Neighbors across Gold Mine Loop from the southwest corner were concerned about <br /> the initial plan to site a cluster of homes in the southwest corner. In response to their <br /> concerns, as well as other considerations, that cluster was incorporated into the primary <br /> development in the eastern aspect of the property, allowing the southwest corner to remain in <br /> its current forested condition. In a followup conversation, those neighbors stated that the <br /> change addressed their concerns about limiting traffic and development visibility adequately. <br /> Item 2: The primary wastewater processing plant and dispersal area were initially planned to <br /> be in the northern region of the property. Neighbors to the north were concerned about the <br /> possible odor that they expected could result. In response to their concerns, as well as other <br /> considerations, the primary dispersal area was relocated to the southern portion of the <br /> property. However, Agri-Waste Technology, the NC licensed wastewater treatment firm <br /> consulting on the project, has emphasized that the technology employed eliminates any <br /> possibility of odor from the processing plant or dispersal area to be perceived on neighboring <br /> property. <br /> Item 3: Neighbors near the proposed primary entrance to Fiddlehead onto Morrow Mill Road <br /> requested consideration of relocating the primary entrance to Gold Mine Loop. They cited <br /> concerns of safety and additional trips during peak hours that would increase delays in turning <br /> onto Highway 54. In response, we noted that retirees - the great majority of residents - would <br /> not be going to work and otherwise would generally avoid traveling during peak hours, so <br /> Fiddlehead is expected to add little to the peak hour traffic. We noted that Gold Mine Loop is a <br />