I hope this will be shared with
the Compass Committee.
There is a glaring and grievous
omission in the drafts that I see on the Committee’s page on the Town of Chapel
Hill website.
Nothing directly addresses the
most important question that precedes all others:
Why – specifically –
should the Town consider any change in the current zoning of Obey Creek? What
is the rationale for any change? What, specifically, would be gained from any
change and why is it important?
For example, if the Compass
Committee believes that the land on the east side of the creek must be
preserved in its natural state, and says why, that may be a reason to change
the current rules which would now permit development of that area. It is NOT a
reason to move automatically to consider the fancy drawings and representation
laid in front of you by the developer. There are other ways in which that
preservation objective could be realized.
What, specifically, does the
Committee feel is NEEDED for and on that land that would come in the from a
zoning change?
I believe you need to do first
things first. Why is it that the current zoning rule is no longer acceptable?
What is the NEED for change?
Make that case convincingly, and
some of us who are skeptical of the benefits to be realized will more likely
come onboard.
Fail to make that case and to make it convincingly would simply convince us that the Committee is just a “cover” for the owners/developer to reap the greatest benefits THEY can from the land.
You must connect those dots from
current zoning to the bulk of what I see on a quick review of the drafts. The
developer has shifted your eyes from the question above to his plans, and you
should not let that happen, or continue.
Terry MAGUIRE
From: Development Agreement [mailto:developmentagreement@townofchapelhill.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:41 PM
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Subject: Save the Date for next Compass Committee Meeting: Nov. 20 6:30-9:00pm
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:41 PM
To: Development Agreement
Subject: Save the Date for next Compass Committee Meeting: Nov. 20 6:30-9:00pm
Obey
Creek Compass Committee Meeting
Date:
11/20/2013 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Chapel Hill Public Library Meeting Room B
The Obey Creek
Compass Committee will meet on November 20 at the CH Public Library from
6:30-9:00pm to continue working on their draft report to Council.
Please note that
the first 30 minutes of this meeting will be dedicated to public comment.
While they are
very preliminary working drafts, the components of the report currently under
discussion can be found on the Obey Creek Compass Committee's webpage under
the heading for their November 9th meeting.
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