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205 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 109 Lamar Proctor: Okay, and I see Whitney's here, so I'll just note that for the record. We do have another board <br /> 110 member who's arrived. <br /> 111 <br /> 112 Chris Johnston: So what's going to happen is the light will show up here on green. You'll have 3 minutes to speak, <br /> 113 and it should ding at you as we get closer to that time, if you would just keep it to the 3 minutes. <br /> 114 <br /> 115 Al Carnivale: Okay. <br /> 116 <br /> 117 Chris Johnston: Perfect. <br /> 118 <br /> 119 Al Carnivale: Okay, so I go? <br /> 120 <br /> 121 Chris Johnston: Okay. Yep, so if you wouldn't mind speaking into the microphone, and yep,when the light turns <br /> 122 green, it's all you. <br /> 123 <br /> 124 Lamar Proctor: And state your name and what part of the county you live in. <br /> 125 <br /> 126 Chris Johnston: I'll let you have that for free. <br /> 127 <br /> 128 Al Carnivale: My name is Al Carnivale. I live in Forest Ridge in Hillsborough. Okay, I feel a little embarrassed <br /> 129 that I missed last time because I got a telephone call that said I could come tonight by someone. 1 <br /> 130 can't remember who called me. But you already answered one of the questions, so I'm going to <br /> 131 go through my list very quickly because the concerns are what you may have already gotten from <br /> 132 other people, and if you have,that's great. <br /> 133 <br /> 134 Charity Kirk: Can you speak into the microphone? <br /> 135 <br /> 136 Al Carnivale: Oh, I'm sorry. <br /> 137 <br /> 138 Charity Kirk: Thank you. <br /> 139 <br /> 140 Lamar Proctor: There you go. <br /> 141 <br /> 142 Al Carnivale: I'm sorry. So these are some of the concerns I came up with in the last couple weeks. The one <br /> 143 that you just mentioned is traffic control was one of them. I was also wondering about,with the <br /> 144 growth that we've had in our community in the last couple years,what will be the impact and do <br /> 145 we have enough police force,firemen, EMTs to support this type of growth. This next part, I'm <br /> 146 going to go through these very quickly for you, so I'll be under 3 minutes. So resources, do we <br /> 147 have enough water? Water has always been a problem in our community. I live in Forest Ridge, <br /> 148 and that water still can't make it up the hill. And so when you take a shower, two people take a <br /> 149 shower in our house;they don't get a really great shower. I'm just, and it's an ongoing issue. <br /> 150 Electric and natural gas resources. Basic infrastructure. I brought this up because when we <br /> 151 moved,when we selected to move into Hillsborough,you had four, supposedly four great <br /> 152 restaurants. By the time we got here 9 months later, you were down to one. So I want to know <br /> 153 about more grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants. Is there any concern about bringing more of <br /> 154 those people, trying to get more of those people, and will these developments get them into the <br /> 155 community? Recently, I had a trip back to Princeton, New Jersey,which we had lived at one time. <br /> 156 It was a sleepy little town. Now,they've exploded, and they have so many people in the town it's <br /> 157 unbelievable. And finally,we may need this growth,we may want this growth, but considering <br /> 158 what's just going on recently in Orange County and Hillsborough with our taxes, I'm wondering <br /> 159 what the tax effect will be on increased going on in the future. So that's all I have to say. Hope <br /> 160 you take into consideration. If you want, I can just leave my list of stuff with gentleman over there, <br /> 161 and you can get on with the more important business. But appreciate you giving me the time to <br /> 162 come out and at least list my interests and concerns of this new development. Thank you. <br /> 163 <br />