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Enginecrs· Architects * Planners <br /> <br /> NCNB Towe~ <br /> 1301 Ge~a~ Street <br /> / ColombO, SC 29201 <br /> October lO, ~986 Phone~03i738.0580 <br /> Telex: 573439 <br /> Cab~:WILSMITH <br /> <br /> ~r. John Cnldvell <br /> N.C. Division of Aviation <br /> Post Office Box 25201 <br /> Raleigh, H.C. 27611 <br /> <br /> VA: Cabarrus County Airport <br /> gSA f189520 <br /> <br /> De&~ John: <br /> <br /> Ye offer these comments in support of Cabarrus County request for · <br /> <br /> Interest in this issue is extze~el7 great. Ratre~ caution vas <br /> exerc{sed in choosin~ sites because of the topogrsphic, reglons in the <br /> County and.the-controversy.expected..-Fevored aires are located ia the <br /> relatlvely flat but fast developln~ portlon of the County versus the less <br /> densely populated ridge and valley eastern section of the County. Four <br /> site =esters ve;e held in June, July, and A~gnet. Collective attendance <br /> at theee-~eetlngs approxi~ted I <br /> <br /> - Drafts of-the Site Selection a~d Environmental Assess=eot yore <br /> presented to tho Co=missioners on 0ctober-6, 1 <br /> <br /> The process has ~oved quickly of late and the emotion associated eitb <br /> site selection has expectedly reached a peak as the site meetings yore <br /> concluded. ~e believe that the Com=iseloners vould require 30 days or so <br /> to digest all the information even if there vere no election. (As a <br /> personal co~ent~ ye believe the prospects of deciding to build an airport <br /> are improved after the election.) Ye trust the issue vii1 be decided upon <br /> the project's ~erits rather than in an atmosphere of emotion. <br /> <br /> Once the issue has been decided, ye estimate the environmental <br /> assessment pnbllc hearlug vii1 be held in ~id-Dece~ber. Rnve~er, ii the <br /> ti=leg becomes a factor because of the holideys, en early to mid-January <br /> date eight result. All other aspects <br /> financial plans to be exact, can be completed betveen the time of the <br /> decision on the site ned the co~pletion o[ the environmental assessment. <br /> <br /> The follovlng is the Consnltant~e estimate of the [equested revised <br /> schedule: <br /> <br />AIh.tny. NY . Alho,ce, Ott. Coh;,~d:~. SC - Calco, £g~'#t. ,rails Church. VA . Hortg Kols.O. HouJ~on. TX. Kno~rilfr. ?I! Af~,~;,~. FL <br /> <br /> <br />