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January 20, 2009 (Regular Meeting) Page 1155 side going out to an area that is not really developed. Next, he showed a picture of Miami Church Road and said it is a small and narrow road. He said they are talking about replacing that bridge in six weeks which will likely have to be done every 25 years. Next, he showed a snow-covered picture of Miami Church Road taken this date and compared it to a previous picture of the A. T. Allen school site where the roads are clear. He said Miami Church Road is not a road be traveling to school on. Further, he displayed a picture of the intersection of Highway 99 and Highway 601 and noted the following problems: emergency vehicles from A. T. Allen Fire Department trying to get to the school and the running of water and sewer lines to the school site. He said his family owns property there and the County plans to take 50 feet of right-of-way to run the water and sewer lines to the school, but his family is not allowed to connect to the utility lines and the zoning is agriculture. He said this does not make sense and he is confused. He commented on the use of smoke and mirrors and showing two different sides. He asked if the County is going to have it their way if it is good for them. He said if you have already sold out and developed, you have it good. He said you already have your money and ran. He also commented on the payment of property taxes in the AO district and reiterated he is confused by the whole thing. Chairman White thanked Mr. Furr for his comments. He asked if there is anyone that would like to make a rebuttal to come forward at this time. Seeing none, he said the Board will move on to specific properties. He announced the "yellow speaker's cards" will be used to make sure everyone is heard and that each speaker will have 3 minutes. Starting in alphabetical order, he called on Sam Davis. Sam Davis, resident of 496 Winfield Boulevard in Concord, stated he is appearing tonight on behalf of Davisco, Inc., and three other land owners that own property on the south side of Highway 49, directly across from the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center as shown on the map. He identified the two other property owners as being the Troutman's and Mitchell Hartsell. He said his property is located directly across from the intersection of Old Airport Road and Highway 99 and the Troutman property and Hartsell property is located at the intersection of Highway 99 and Cold Springs Road, which is the signaled intersection. He said they have agreed to work out a joint transportation plan that would allow through traffic from Highway 99 at the Old Airport Road intersection through to Cold Springs Road to provide access through the signaled intersection. He announced he is here as a neighbor and fellow land owner with Cabarrus County which owns the Arena. In this particular case, he said Cabarrus County is adversely affected by the particular down zoning. He said their properties are presently zoned OI and LDR; and they all have been rezoned to CR, Countryside Residential. He said it is no secret that the Arena has advertised that it would like to have a hotel, restaurants and other infrastructure in its vicinity that would support it and make it more attractive to users to bring in more revenue for the County. He said that is not going to happen until there are residences/rooftops to support the kind of supporting services, restaurants, retail, hotels that are necessary. Under this zoning, he said we are not opposed to the Land Use Plan, but the Land Use Plan does not compel our property to be rezoned to CR. In fact, he said if you look at the description of CR in the zoning, it does not fit our property--it is on a four-lane road and a signaled intersection. He said it is not rural in character and it does not meet the general characteristics. He said taking our property to CR, is going in the wrong direction. He said we understand that there are limitations on sewer and water; but, it should not send a signal that there is a impenetrable line at Highway 99. In closing, he said smart growth and development would require that this property remain where it is and recognize that your interest, the taxpayers interest and our interest for one and there are other properties who would be similarly affected by over broad rezoning or down zoning. Chairman White thanked Mr. Davis for his comments and called Ned Hudson to come forward. From his seat in the audience, Mr. Hudson announced that he is in favor of what has already been said and does not wish to address the Board. Bryan Huneycutt, of 302 Valhalla Drive in Harrisburg, said he owns parcels located at 9909 and 9921 Stough Road which are currently zoned General Industrial. As part of his five-year plan, he said he continues to grow his plumbing business, which is Speedway Plumbing, and he currently employs over 100 employees in Cabarrus County. He said he understands from coming to the Governmental Center the other day that he does not comply with Light Industrial zoning and it will affect him overall. He said he has a large amount of materials stored outside including: pipe, pumps, basins, and