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May 4 '00 17:34 P. O1 43 <br />Lucy H$ttber <br />3520 Moonlight Drive <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-929.8520 <br />May 4, 2000 <br />T"tna Moan <br />Orange County Department of Planning <br />Fan ~ 6~-30Q2 <br />Ms. MQOa: <br />Iltank you for speaking with me this afternooq regarding she proposed Nine Gates Subdivision. I <br />most likely will not be able to attrnd the meeting mrught so I thought I'd use this letter to convey <br />some of my caneents. <br />My overwhelmitrg concern is that the proposed development sets a precedent that will <br />permanently alter the character of the neighlrorhood in which we live. My husband and I have <br />been living in tba Turkey Run subdivision for over 13 years and have grown to appreciate the <br />rural and wgadsy character of our sptroundiatgs. Excluding the Mel Oaks subdivision (which is an <br />anomaly), most of the hameq, those along Jones Parry Road and adjoining neighborhoods, are on <br />large wooded lots. I had presumed that local ordinanc~ensured/protected this way of life. Every <br />day I look forward fA leaving the bypass, crossing the lake grid checking out the horses in the <br />pasture on my trek horse. <br />Although the proposed development is setback from the road, I'm concerned that future <br />development of adjoining property will assume the characteristics of the new developraettt From <br />the developer's descriFciorr, I envision huge "Cary-argue" homes on relatively small lots, cleared <br />of trees m make waJr for the septic systems necessary to accommodate five bedroom, faun lath <br />haasea with paved drives. <br />My other concern is that of the proposed changes to the road. ?he proposed left-ta>rn lane sounds <br />as though it mlglu be a bit cxceaaive. I can appreciate the baard'a interest in ensttrittg the safety <br />of tesidents and passers-by but I fear that the proposed renovation may ba a little ovarbailt (along <br />tl~ scale of what.oocun+ed apt the Calavander intersection). There are more dangerous <br />intersections along Jonas Ferry Read (i.e., at Damao:.•~=Church) that could use the efforts of the <br />l](rY'. I suppose it all bails down to the cariying capacity of the road. Whoa is this capacity <br />exceeded? And what are the long-range plans fns moving cars, wcka and bikes sa&ly? <br />Perhaps it's time to look at wbethet the ordinances are ample m protect tl~ way of life that <br />attracted my neighbors snd I a, this part of tba county in the first place. I can appreciate that <br />change ~ ~+ but I think that we should work together to cnsnre that Orange Cannty <br />>s a desirable plane to be. <br />Rey. <br />~" <br />Lucy Herber <br />