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38 <br /> 1 John Roberts said that the last sentence in condition 10 was a duplicated sentence from <br /> 2 condition 1 and it could be stricken. <br /> 3 Cy Stober said it would need to be stricken in the statement of consistency and the <br /> 4 ordinance. <br /> 5 Commissioner McKee said he had concerns with the public safety of entering and exiting <br /> 6 the development, and he had no guarantees that turn lanes would go in. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said she appreciated the additional water analysis information. <br /> 8 Commissioner Carter said as they look at the future land use plan, the Board needs to <br /> 9 discuss about how much additional protected land they might want to have in the UDO. She said <br /> 10 she supports the request because she sees value in a denser configuration of the lots. She said <br /> 11 she also was in favor because it uses individually sited septic on each lot, which will reduce the <br /> 12 overall risk of septic issues. She said she was also in favor because it preserves an additional 10 <br /> 13 acres than would have otherwise been preserved under R-1 zoning. She said when they consider <br /> 14 the good to the community, they have to remember both the neighbors as well as the property <br /> 15 owners. She hoped that if there were any well issues that the HOA would engage in friendly and <br /> 16 cordial discussion. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Chair Bedford, to approve <br /> 19 the statement of consistency (Attachment 7) and the zoning atlas amendments (Attachment 9), <br /> 20 subject to striking the duplicated sentence in condition 10 and deletion of conditions 8b through <br /> 21 8f, which will be confirmed in writing. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she would not support the motion. She said she was not <br /> 24 confident in the water study and the risk of well failure is too great. She said that they should take <br /> 25 time to understand things before they vote, and she looks forward to getting a deeper look when <br /> 26 considering updates to the land use plan. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Bedford, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Greene, <br /> 29 Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Portie-Ascott); Nays, 2 (Vice-Chair Hamilton, <br /> 30 Commissioner McKee) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 MOTION PASSES <br /> 33 <br /> 34 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 35 a. Appointments and Amendments to the Charge of the Orange County Broadband Task <br /> 36 Force <br /> 37 The Board amended the charge, appointed two Commissioners, reappointed two At Large <br /> 38 members, and authorized the recruitment of three new resident members to fill the vacant Orange <br /> 39 County Resident—At Large seats. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 BACKGROUND: On November 17, 2020, the Board of Commissioners created a Broadband <br /> 42 Task Force. The group included the County Manager, Information Technology Department <br /> 43 Director, a representative from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology <br /> 44 (NCDIT), Orange County Schools Superintendent, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools <br /> 45 Superintendent and five (5) Community members living in the unincorporated areas of Orange <br /> 46 County who are underserved, including those with an interest in resolving the digital divide in <br /> 47 Orange County. <br /> 48 <br />