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participants, and it was felt that the facility could be improved drastically by landscaping. It should be noted that there were no comments at all about the animal shelters. Other public uses include schools and parks and there was strong opinion that neither were a top priority. Residents felt that new schools were not necessary since the area is not growing very quickly and since needs are currently met with the new Mt. Pleasant High School. The residents also felt that parks were not a necessary expense in an area that currently has ample open space and where recreation needs can be met on private property. There were some, however, who pointed out that not all people had large amounts of land and that there recreation needs should be accommodated by some type of park. UTILITIES There was some disagreement over the need for public utilities in this area by area residents. As discussed previously, some felt that extension of public water and sewer would bring unwanted growth, while others felt that these services would simply allow residents to use their property. Physical limitations on the extension of services, and greater need in other areas, however, will probably dictate when, or if, lines are extended. Much of this area lies in d~ainage basins that are not currently served by sanitary sewer. In addition, the water distribution network is limited by lack of an elevated storage tank and cannot be expanded to any large extent without that improvement. There are some areas within this plan area in which sewer and water extensions are recommended and endorsed by citizens and government officials. An example where water has been extended is the Old Farm subdivision off Old Airport Road where residents had been experiencing problems with water quality and petitioned for voluntary annexation by the City of Concord to get public water extended. Sanitary sewer is also being explored for that area and for the Lane Street/I-85 interchange area where Kannapolis has recently completed an annexation. The other utility concerns mentioned as issues related to different types of cables. Residents feel that cable television service should be more widely available and that at least every main road should have service. Although they had experienced no problems with, some concerns were expressed about possible construction disrupting if an A.T.&T. cable running through the area were to upgraded. TRANSPORTATION The majority of issues and concerns on transportation that were brought out at the meetings were about sight distance, speed of 11