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18 <br /> 657 <br /> 658 Delores Bailey: And I appreciate that. Understandably,there is plenty of housing at market rate around here and <br /> 659 not as much for affordable housing. <br /> 660 <br /> 661 Beth Trahos: Well,we still see demand for housing at all price points,and that's why we're here proposing this <br /> 662 project. <br /> 663 <br /> 664 Delores Bailey: Okay. So, my main concern would be that there is no affordable housing in any of this, and that's <br /> 665 a concern for me. Thank you. <br /> 666 <br /> 667 Lamar Proctor: All right. Beth. <br /> 668 <br /> 669 Beth Bronson: I'm, I'm still kind of formatting my questions. Do you mind coming back? <br /> 670 <br /> 671 Lamar Proctor: Sure. No problem. Whitney? <br /> 672 <br /> 673 Whitney Watson: Sure. Thank you, I'm going to follow up a little bit with Delores'question. Could you describe then <br /> 674 what the target audience is,or buyer is for these homes? Is it 50 plus empty nesters? Is it <br /> 675 families with small kids? All of that has an impact on both traffic and uses of the space. <br /> 676 <br /> 677 Jason Rivenbark: Jason Rivenbark with Forestar. We don't have an intended restriction or on who the intended <br /> 678 buyer would be. It could be young families, professionals. It could be people over 50,whatever. <br /> 679 We're not restricting that. <br /> 680 <br /> 681 Whitney Watson: To be clear, I don't expect you to say a restriction, but in the marketing materials who is likely to <br /> 682 receive this, and who are you going to spend your marketing dollars on? Is it young families with <br /> 683 kids or is it people who are thinking they're going to retire in 5 years or so. <br /> 684 <br /> 685 Jason Rivenbark: I could see it more geared towards people that are empty nesters or getting ready to have all their <br /> 686 kids in college or moved on. That type of audience is probably that. We see that. We also see <br /> 687 move-up buyers where they have a home,and maybe their family has grown or they've grown out <br /> 688 of the space they had,their lifestyle has changed or something and they're looking for something <br /> 689 like this. <br /> 690 <br /> 691 Whitney Watson: All right. The other question I had seems to do with the recreational activities. The applicant was <br /> 692 really clear the trails are going to be private. There is also nothing in there about if it's a private <br /> 693 recreational opportunity,what is the county getting out of granting permission for the development <br /> 694 to have private recreation? Is there an in-lieu payment coming or what's going,and especially <br /> 695 since that comes up not just with the neighbors but also from the town of Hillsborough. They were <br /> 696 very clear about that concern. <br /> 697 <br /> 698 Beth Trahos: Oh sure. <br /> 699 <br /> 700 Taylor Perschau: I can just answer ordinance wise, so as a regulated subdivision, if they are not dedicating publicly <br /> 701 available recreational facilities,they have the opportunity to make a payment in lieu for parkland <br /> 702 fees,which is a per-lot basis. It's also based on the property's location.We have a community <br /> 703 and district parks map that I believe was mapped by DEAPR, so the price is per lot,and it's <br /> 704 dependent on whether they're in a community park district or I think community or district park. <br /> 705 Sorry. So, this is the zoning portion. If this property were to be approved by the Board of County <br /> 706 Commissioners, the next step would be submitting a preliminary plat application. A final plat for <br /> 707 any regulated subdivision cannot be recorded until that payment in lieu or a public dedication is <br /> 708 made. <br /> 709 <br /> 710 Whitney Watson: Thank you. <br /> 711 <br />