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Approved 8.7.24 We don't want to end up with what we expected before this 55 plus, they will just dump it 1053 for, instead of $1 million or how much they spent on the land, for $5 million and then 1054 another black neighborhood from that will come and build cheap condos. So, we want to 1055 see the backup plan, what if they are not able, because they have zero experience, they 1056 don't have enough funds maybe something can happen, age, you know. We want to see 1057 a documented plan for this community, what it's going to be if they are not able to perform 1058 what they wish, thank you. 1059 1060 AGENDA ITEM 9: ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT (CONDITIONAL DISTRICT) – To continue review and make a 1061 recommendation to the BOCC on an applicant-initiated zoning atlas amendment to rezone 90.133 acres (PIN: 1062 9739-72-0339) located off Morrow Mill Road at Gold Mine Loop, within the Bingham Township. The proposed 1063 rezoning is from AR (Agricultural Residential) to MPD-CD (Master Plan Development – Conditional District). 1064 The BOCC public hearing date is “to be determined.” 1065 1066 Adam Beeman: This is the one we’re all here for. 1067 1068 Clare Steece Julich: Thank you, I'm Claire Steece Julich. As indicated earlier, my husband and I have lived in 1069 Bingham Township for over 35 years on 9 wooded acres. We're both retired, 68 years old 1070 and members of the 2T and Hands Four Cooperative. We have no children and no 1071 immediate family living nearby that can help us in our senior years. As we age, it's 1072 becoming more challenging to physically care for our home and property and each other. 1073 I know there are many others in our situation. One solution would be for us to move to a 1074 smaller affordable home in town, but those properties have become rare. We can't afford 1075 to move to a CCRC like Carol Woods, and even if we did qualify for one there’s a waiting 1076 list of 10 years or more. Our cooperative did an exhaustive search over several years for 1077 property to purchase for our development in an area that was closer to city limits, but 1078 nothing suitable was available. Living at the Fiddlehead Corner community would provide 1079 us and other senior citizens a place in which we can age in place comfortably, safely, and 1080 in a beautiful walkable environment with neighbors, activities, and support services 1081 nearby. Fiddlehead Corner will be less expensive up front and on a monthly basis than 1082 our local CCRCs. I appreciate Orange County Department of Aging’s strong work to 1083 promote the needed senior housing that our people require. I know that there is a 1084 pressure in our county for development and response to our increasing population. A 1085 large percentage of them are will-be seniors. Please support the zoning changes needed 1086 to allow Fiddlehead Corner to happen, thank you all very much. 1087 1088 Miriam Cowan: Good evening, planning board. Thank you for allowing me to speak. I'm married to Tom 1089 Cheek who is the landowner who sold the land to 2T. He and I got married 20 years ago. 1090 1091 Adam Beeman: I'm sorry, what is your name? 1092 1093 Miriam Cowan: I'm sorry, my name is Miriam Cowan. I attended Davidson College and Antioch School of 1094 Law, worked for 10 years in Washington, D.C. for a big law firm and learned a lot about 1095 politics. Decided I didn't like it so much and moved back home with my two children after 1096 a divorce when I met Tom, and this wonderful and kindhearted person. He introduced me 1097 to this farm. This farm is spectacular. It has beautiful, wooded streams. It is just a real 1098 haven. So, my first instinct was wow, this would be great to share with other people. 1099 Because I'm one of those people that likes to share. Tom and I always talked about 1100 developing this land and his idea of developing differed from mine, but we both wanted to 1101 preserve the integrity of the land by having people that really cared about what was going 1102