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March 21, 2005 (Regular Meeting) Page 112 Paul Penney, resident of Hunters Trace Road, asked the Board to deny the appeal for the Wellington Chase Subdivision due to the overcrowding of schools, infrastructure and roads. Ric Killian, vice President for Acquisition and Development with Orleans Homebuilders, stated he and other members of the project team were available to respond to questions regarding the Wellington Chase subdivision. He distributed a packet of information that gave a brief overview of the company. Mr. Killian stated that everything within Wellington Chase was consistent with the County's Subdivision Ordinance and also addressed the issues of traffic and school adequacy. Joe Harris, Engineer of Record for the Wellington Chase Subdivision, stated his availability to answer any questions regarding the design of the subdivision, such as lot sizes, number of lots, streets, etc. Also, he stated Amy Massey was present to answer any questions regarding the traffic study. Steve development schools and Lawing, in the water. resident of Odell Odell community. He School Road, cited concerns opposed additional regarding traffic, Linda Olson, resident of northwestern Cabarrus County, said she was proud of the educational system in Cabarrus County and the proposed subdivision would not help the schools. She stated her desire for the Odell area to remain rural and appealed to the Board to help the residents maintain the quality of life in that community. Dr. Duard F. Murphy, resident of the Odell Community, spoke in opposition to the Wellington Chase subdivision and additional development in general within Cabarrus County. He also obj ected to increased property taxes, the traffic congestion in the Odell community and overcrowded schools. Tim Wallace, resident of Odell School Road, spoke in opposition to development in the Odell community as well as the use of mobile classrooms. He suggested Highway 73 be widened and turn lanes installed to improve congestion prior to adding more houses in the area. Leah Donaldson, resident of 3480 Jim Johnson Road, opposed additional development in the Odell community until the schools and roads are upgraded. She stated concerns about the safety of children, the effect of traffic congestion on tourism and the ability of the volunteer fire department to respond to emergencies. Further, she expressed displeasure with the fact that the County's Planning and Zoning Manager does not reside in Cabarrus County. Charles Donaldson, resident of 3480 Jim Johnson Road, also objected to Planning staff members residing outside Cabarrus County. He questioned the schools that his children would be attending. There was no one else to address the Board, and Chairman Carpenter closed that portion of the meeting of 7:38 p.m. (E) OLD BUSINESS (E-l) Justice Center update Kelly Sifford, Community Development Manager, provided a brief update on the progress of the Justice Center and temporary jail. She stated the schematics for the new jail would be presented to court officials on March 22 for comments and a value engineering report is expected next week. Ms. sifford reported that work was continuing on the design of the temporary jail. Glenn Ware of Ware Bonsall Architects reviewed the schematic designs for the Justice Center and the temporary jail. The Justice Center plans included a 273,000-square foot, two-building facility with one building used as office space for the Sheriff's department, Magistrate, E-911, Emergency Operations Center, etc. The second building, containing 576 beds, would house inmates and provide space for food, laundry, and medical services as well as storage areas. The buildings will be connected by a bridge connector and a tunnel under the street will contact the facility with the Courthouse for an inmate delivery system. Mr. Ware reported the construction management firm of Faithful and Gould is conducting the value engineering process and an estimate based on the schematic plans. Mechanical, Hanscomb, finalizing structural,