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approval. I assume that you will take into account the 240 forms already submitted and in all <br /> fairness will allow those who wanted to have input be allowed as well. <br /> More distressing to me however, is the seemingly inconsistent evaluation of the criteria, <br /> such as the Adopted Exclusionary Criteria, which you did approve. According to that, under <br /> item 5 `Floodplain as defined in the Orange County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Any <br /> land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. Floodplains in Orange <br /> County are delineated on an official map of Orange County, issued by FEMA...' <br /> As you can see here, from Figure 4-Sites with Wetlands and Floodplains, it appears that <br /> this creek outlined in green ends just north of 1-40. This would seem to go along with the <br /> pictures in their research. No creek or water source appears to be affected. However, <br /> information has come forward from the Orange County GIS and FEMA, which clearly shows that <br /> the two creeks, Cates Creek and Cates Creek tributary, actually do extend south beyond 1-40. <br /> When you look at the Orange County Floodplain Map from 2008, it shows that both parcels are <br /> affected not only by the presence of the creeks, but also have 100-year floodplains. According <br /> to a letter from FEMA to Commissioner Carey in January 2008, it is clear that development <br /> along Cates Creek and its tributaries affect flooding issues along these creeks. According to the <br /> NC Division of Water Resources, one acre of impervious surface produces 16 times more runoff <br /> than a one-acre meadow (source: News & Observer in 2006). <br /> Yet the consultant and Mr. Wilson have told us at the Hillsborough Advisory Meeting, that <br /> construction here would not affect the area. I would ask you to tell that to the people who live <br /> here: (she showed a picture) <br /> This is how development in the area has affected those along Cates Creek and tributaries. <br /> So, according to the information provided by Orange County, FEMA, and the NFIP <br /> (National Flood Insurance Program) of 2007, it appears that all are in agreement that sites 857 <br /> and 573 are indeed in a floodplain, and should therefore have been automatically excluded <br /> based on the adopted exclusionary criteria. Yet they were not. This is a flaw. I just wonder <br /> how many other flaws or omissions are in the overall study." <br /> Ralph Warren lives in one of the affected communities along NC 54. He thanked the <br /> County Commissioners, County staff, State staff, and Olver, Inc. for the work that has been <br /> done. He said that site 010 is one of the finer sites along NC 54. He made reference to setting <br /> the point differences and said that most of the sites are pretty similar along that line. He said <br /> that there is no process that allows for closeness. He is concerned about this process. <br /> Secondly, he said that in terms of the environmental justice, the area along NC 54 has had a <br /> series of "environmental assaults", including land acquisition for a southwest bypass in the <br /> 1970's, two proposals for an airport location in the 1980's, land acquisition for Cane Creek <br /> Reservoir, land acquisition for the treated waste building at the 759 site, and now the transfer <br /> station and the UNC airport siting survey. <br /> Sarah Timme said that she would like Jo Soulier to speak for her with a letter. Jo Soulier <br /> read the letter from the heirs of Carl Pegg, which are the owners of parcel 857. <br /> Dear Mr. Sallach: <br /> I am the Power of Attorney for my Grandmother, Eleanor Pegg, who is 98 years old and <br /> unable to speak on her behalf. My Grandfather, Carl Pegg, is deceased. I received your letter <br /> regarding the aforementioned transfer after the County Commissioners' meeting, as I would <br /> have made arrangements to appear on behalf of my Grandmother. <br /> I wanted to provide you with a little background on my grandparents. Carl Pegg moved to <br /> Chapel Hill in 1923 to attend the University of North Carolina (UNC), and later accepted a <br /> position as Professor of History in 1930. It is there where he met his wife Eleanor Smith. They <br /> made Chapel Hill their home and my grandmother still lives in Chapel Hill. <br /> My grandparents have been philanthropic in both Orange and Chatham Counties, helping <br /> out individuals as well as institutions. They acquired much of their land in tough times as people <br /> 6 <br />