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Table £-3 is the Site Selection Hatrix for the proposed Cabarrus County Airport. Based on the above description, the site Judged best for an airport in Cabarrus County by the Consultant is Poplar Tent. The five sites are Judged in this order: · Poplar Tent, · Philip Morris, · Charlotte Hotor Speedway, · Harrisburg, · Coddle Creek. In terms of the five ~aJor catetories, Poplar Tent site vas judged the least socially impactinB site followed by Coddle Creek, Charlotte Hotor Speedway. Harrisburg, and Philip Morris. In terms of the contribution to the Cabarrus County economy, Philip Morris vas Judged to be best followed by Charlotte Motor Speedway,- Poplar Tent, Coddle Creek. and HarrisburE. In terms of land a~ailability, the Poplar Tent site vas Judged to be the "most" available- followed by Philip Morris, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Coddle Creek and'Harrisbur[;' .This variable acc6~nts for the availability of land, yet at inflated costs but at less of a controversial condemnation procedure which would require considerable politlcal haggle and potential litigation. The varlable of physical development costs found that HarrisburS was the least costly followed by Poplar Tent, Philip Morris. Coddle Creek and the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Philip Norris site almost overcame the high anticipated land cost and finished a strong third. Harrisburg vas least costly in physical development terms whereas the Coddle Creek site, contending with environmental concerns of locating an airport adjacent to a reservoir as veil as access to the site. became an important issue. The Charlotte Hotor Speedway site was most costly due to the anticipated high cost for both land acquisition and earthwork. In terms of the last variable, environment, the least environmentally ii, patting' site is Philip Norris followed closely by Poplar Tent, Charlotte Hotor Speedway, Harrisburg, and Coddle Creek,