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i~ <br />Mayor Foy noted that several citizens had signed up to speak, Mr. Waldrop thanked <br />Council members for their convnents and suggestions. He said that he believed strongly <br />in Carolina North and would work with the Town to make it happen. <br />Comments by Citizens <br />Michael Collins described the traffic congestion that already exists at the intersection of <br />Estes Drive and Aitport Road and the dangers to those who cross the road there. He <br />proposed that everything in UNC's plan would make that intersection worse. Mr. Collins <br />expressed support for the Council's suggestion that UNC begin again, and urged Council <br />members not to accept any proposal that does not adequately address parking, traffic, and <br />transportation issues, Mr. Collins endorsed the points the Council had made about the <br />plan being presented before issues had been resolved. <br />Lauren Easthom said that UNC's proposed north-south road would increase traffic at the <br />intersection of Airport Road and Weaver Dairy Road Extension, which already is <br />congested. She expressed concern over how emissions from so many cars would affect <br />the Town's already compromised air quality. <br />Northaven resident AI Burk, a member of the Horace Williatns Citizens Committee, <br />thanked UNC for the revised plan. He also thanked Council members in advance for <br />carefully and deliberately considering the new plan after the fate of the airport has been <br />decided. Mr. Bur1c noted his support for UNC's long-term goals of research and <br />pat~tnerships, He expressed appreciation that UNC planned to move the development <br />away from the Northhaven neighborhood. <br />Mr. Burk suggested that UNC answer the questions that Council members had posed in <br />their April 26, 20041etter to the University. He also requested that the development be a <br />real campus rather than an automobile-focused technical park, Also, Mr, Burk said, the <br />40-acre hazardous waste landfill needed to be addressed as part of the development. He <br />recommended that neighborhood buffers be permanently protected as well. Mr. Burk <br />remarked that "no one on the ground in the State of North Carolina has ever been harmed <br />by a civil aircraft in 100 years of flying," and he listed several factors in favor of airports, <br />.James Carnahan, speaking on behalf of the Village Project, stated that his task had been <br />made easier by the observations and convnents that the Council had articulated. He <br />underscored Council members' comments about separating the form of the development <br />from its activity, Mr. Carnahan mentioned the "multiplier effect" with regard to the <br />number of jobs this will create and the negative impacts on air quality and transportation. <br />He said that the Council's request for more time was important because the impacts of <br />this development will be widespread.. Mr, Carnahan requested that Chatham County be <br />included on the list of stakeholders, <br />.Joe Capowski stated that there was much to praise about Carolina North. One of its <br />greatest assets is that Tony Waldrop is leading it, he said. Mr, Capowski expressed <br />concern, however; about the references to early funding from the National Institute of <br />