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5 <br /> b. How to think about this issue of supply/demand, elasticity and limits on resources. <br /> 8) <br /> a. Provide the report, and go over a summary <br /> b. The number of units needed and does the report say the town can meet that growth within <br /> town boundaries? HOW? <br /> c. Do Carrboro, Hillsborough and/or Mebane have any similar studies? How are they then <br /> planning? <br /> 9) <br /> a. How do the types of rocks matter for water supply to wells <br /> b. Can any portion of our county be predictable or not for water supply/aquifer? <br /> c. Can well be tested ahead of approval for zoning change or building? Guildford Co ordinance was <br /> referenced with Fiddlehead?? <br /> d. What is the science re community wells? Impacting other wells? Costs to drill? Costs to <br /> Maintain? Reliability? Failure rates?What is known and what is not known? In face of climate <br /> change?? <br /> e. What else do we not know about wells that we should for health and for ample water supply? <br /> 10) <br /> a) Costs to build?Costs to maintain? Failure rates? What can be done if fail? <br /> b) What else do we not know about community septic that we should know to make decisions for <br /> our current residents and our grandchildren/future generations? <br /> 11) Conservation Subdivisions <br /> a. Are they allowed in the rural buffer now? What parameters? <br /> b. Are they allowed in any area of the county now?What parameters? <br /> c. Are there large parcels remaining in the rural buffer? <br /> d. Distinguish the policy aspect and the zoning aspect where density or# units could be limited? <br /> e. Can we put the clustered housing on land in the area least favorable for"farmable" land? <br /> 12) Preserving Farmland and Open Space <br /> a) We want to receive the preserving farmland report before we make comments on the Land Use <br /> Plan 2050 <br /> b) Concept of"farmable" land <br /> c) Refresh or update from Jan on "smaller" farms in OC <br /> 13) Give us a map view of the existing EDDs <br /> a) Where is water and sewer now and who is the provider? <br /> b) What is proposed to change? <br />