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were in need of cash. And sometimes, when folks got "back on their feet," my grandfather <br /> would sell it back to the original owner at no profit. <br /> Carl and Eleanor were also avid environmentalists, having a great love and appreciation <br /> for land and nature. They are well known at the Triangle Land Conservancy as my grandmother <br /> donated a 74-acre tract of land, also known as Bald Mountain, in 1995 in memory of my <br /> Grandfather who had recently passed away. It has since been renamed Pegg Hill. As a little <br /> girl, I remember hearing stories about my grandparents packing a lunch every Sunday and <br /> hiking to the top of the mountain to enjoy its beautiful rock formations and trees. <br /> More recently, my grandmother gifted another parcel of some 90 acres in Chatham <br /> County in order to preserve a beautiful piece of land, which also contains rare plants, near <br /> Bynam on the Haw River. With this gifting she was able to fund an Exhibit Hall at the UNC <br /> Botanical Gardens and funded an additional $200,000.00 to the already existing Pegg <br /> Scholarship Fund. This fund, started in 1983, has provided over 550 scholarships to students <br /> who otherwise would not be able to attend college. In her will, my grandmother has also stated <br /> that additional monies will go to the Pegg Scholarship Fund. <br /> I appeal to you, and Orange County, to respectfully remove this parcel from consideration <br /> for the Transfer Station due to the enormous amount of gifting my graparents have done. They <br /> have enabled many to enjoy over 150 acres of land they have gifted to TLC and UNC and <br /> provided the ability for literally hundreds of North Carolina students to attend UNC. By losing <br /> this tract, whether in its entirety or partially, further gifting may be jeopardized. <br /> Please supply me with the appropriate contact at the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners for further appeal. I merely ask you to consider the extensive gifting my <br /> grandparents have done, and may do in the future. <br /> I appreciate your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, or seek further <br /> information, please contact me directly. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Suzanne H. Upton <br /> POA for Eleanor Pegg <br /> Dan Eddleman said that he has served on the Orange County Planning Board and Board <br /> of Adjustment. He presented some material from a book entitled, Waste Management <br /> Practices..A compilation of EPA, state, city and professional organizations best practices by <br /> John Pichtel. This source strongly emphasizes a need for access to major truck routes. He <br /> said that the availability of rail lines would significantly help reduce costs in this operation. He <br /> said that full water and sewer would be needed for the fires that may occur at these sites. He <br /> gave some examples of fires in other transfer stations. He said that with compacted trash, the <br /> odds of spontaneous combustion is much higher. He pointed out that the cost comparison <br /> between building a new transfer station and a dump facility is extremely close. Greensboro has <br /> had to raise taxes because of the building of a transfer station, which is ideally suited on I-40/I- <br /> 85. He said that the cost would be huge for this transfer station. <br /> John Kizer said that he was a member of the Planning Board when the County adopted <br /> the land use rezoning. He said that it would be ironic if the preservation of this area the County <br /> has served only to leave large tracts of land available on which public facilities can be placed <br /> without regards to the needs or expectations of the residents who live in this area and have <br /> preserved these places for the County. He made reference to comments from Commissioner <br /> Gordon in some of the minutes that, "it would preferable to place a transfer facility in an area <br /> already zoned for such an implication." He said that this position has been endorsed by citizen <br /> comment at public meetings. He said that zoning amendments must be reasonably necessary <br /> 7 <br />