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15 <br />Mr. Firstenberg displayed slides which indicated the major green spaces and natural <br />buffers. He pointed out the self-contained, walkable neighborhoods and the pedestrian- <br />friendly network. Mr. Firstenberg displayed a street grid and noted that it touched one of <br />the shallow points of the landfill but did not touch the chemical waste site. <br />Council Member Kleinschmidt verified that there were only minor differences between <br />the old and new grid. <br />Mr. Firstenberg listed several elements of the transportation plan, noting that the same <br />measures were being used today. He again stressed the importance of engaging in <br />dialogue with the Town to develop additional measures. Improvements will run over a <br />50-year period and will be phased in as more burdens are created, he said.. <br />Mr. Waldrop stated that changes in the plan were in response to what UNC had heard <br />from the Horace Williams Conunittee and others, A number of individuals had <br />recommended a school site on the property, he said, and the School System had chosen <br />12-14 acres close to another elementary school. Mr. Waldrop recommended that the land <br />be given to the School System for that purpose. This school would be in addition to the <br />one that the FPG Institute might develop, he explained. <br />Mr. Waldrop noted that some had expressed concerns about the major boulevard coming <br />off the intersection of Estes Drive and Airport Road and coursing tluough the property, <br />UNC had changed that to dead end, he said, and had also jogged the development farther <br />north to provide a considerable additional buffer between the Northhaven neighborhood <br />and Carolina North. Mr. Waldrop explained that some had suggested making the <br />development more compact by going higher than three stories. Sa UNC now has a plan <br />for two- to five-story buildings with the taller buildings located more interior to the <br />development, he said. He noted that housing would include mixed-income levels to <br />reflect the salaries of those who work at Carolina North. The plan included 48 acres of <br />green space within the development, with 192 acres of developed space, Mr. Waldrop <br />said. In addition, tTNC would recommend that 170 acres of stream valleys for Bolin <br />Creek and Crow Branch he set aside permanently, Mr. Waldrop explained, <br />Mayor Foy inquired about the rationale behind not recommending all of the green space <br />for permanent conservation. Mr. Waldrop replied that UNC's administration and trustees <br />must be stewards for the future of UNC. They do not know what the needs will be 50-70 <br />years from now and do not feel it would be good stewardship to tie that up, be said.. <br />Mayor Foy asked if UNC would be willing to make a written, binding commitment not to <br />develop that land for 100 years. Mr. Waldrop replied that they would commit to not <br />developing that land during the course of developing Carolina North, which might take <br />100 years. But UNC would not make any conunitment beyond that, he said, because they <br />need to leave flexibility for future administrators of UNC, <br />Council Member Hill pointed out that UNC and the Town were linked. "People want to <br />come to Chapel Hill because of the University and people want to come to the University <br />because of Chapel Hill," he pointed out. Council Member Hill mentioned that the region <br />