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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN
AND
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL
AGENDA
JOINT PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTE: BACKGROUND MATERIAL IS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1993 AVAILABLE IN THE PLANNING
7:30 P.M. DEPARTMENT OR THE
OWASA OPERATION CENTER CLERK'S OFFICE
400 JONES FERRY ROAD
CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOTICE TO PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED
HEARING: Audio amplification equipment is
available on request. If you need this
assistance, please call the County Clerk's
Office at 732-8181 or 966-4501.
A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
B. PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its
citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and any fellow
citizens. At any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge,
the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal
control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a
genuine commitment to this public charge is observed.
C. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
1. Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy for Orange County
D ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COM MISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING
1. American Stone Quarry - Environmental Impact Statement
E. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR A PROPOSED EXPANSION
OF AMERICAN STONE QUARRY
AND
THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY FOR ORANGE
COUNTY
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.2 of the Orange County Environmental Impact
Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Orange Water and
Sewer Authority (OWASA) Operations Center on 400 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro, NC on
October 14, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity
to speak for or against the following items:
ORANGE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE
1. American Stone Quarry Expansion
An Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared for a proposed expansion to the
American Stone Quarry site located on N.C. Highway 54 at Bethel-Hickory Grove
Church Road. The proposed expansion involves: (1) Re-alignment of Bethel-Hickory
Grove Church Road to the east of the existing quarry; (2) relocation of the existing
asphalt plant to the east of the re-alignment of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road; (3)
re-alignment of the waterway on the northwest border of the quarry site; and (4) the
eastward expansion of mining activities.
The Environmental Impact Statement was distributed for comments through the North
Carolina Clearinghouse and comments were received by the Planning Department on July
29, 1993. An advertised public review period for citizens to study the EIS document was
held from June 30, 1993 to July 22, 1993. The purpose of this hearing is to present
comments to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, as required by Section 3.2 of
the Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance.
COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
The Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) is a comprehensive planning
document that identifies the overall housing needs in the County and outlines a strategy to
address these needs. A "Consolidated" CHAS was developed in 1991 with Orange County and
the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and approved by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This year, HUD is requiring the submission of an
updated five-year plan to include 1990 census data. This update is due December 31, 1993.
The purpose of this hearing is to receive citizens comments regarding the draft CHAS document.
Comments received during this hearing will be incorporated into the final document submitted
to HUD. The draft CHAS document is available for public inspection in the Orange County,
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough Planning Departments after October 11, 1993.
All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be
received during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence
received in writing by the date of the Planning Board meeting following the public hearing will
be considered by the Board of Commissioners for decision.
Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and discussion
at the hearing.
Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department
located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North
Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may
also call 732-8181 (Hillsborough), 688-7331 (Durham) or 967-9521 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro).
Please ask for extension 2585 or 2575 for American Stone Quarry EIS and extension 2490 for
the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy. You will be directed to a staff member who
will answer your questions.
Marvin Collins, Planning Director
PUBLISH: October 6, 1993
October 13, 1993