HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2008-080 Requesting Transportation Funds for Economic Development Transportation Projects
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
WHEREAS, Orange County has identified the area in western Orange County adjacent
to Interstate 85 and Buckhom Road from US 70 to West Ten Road as an Economic
Development District; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has approved a 1.1 million square foot planned
development for the Interstate 85/Buckhom Road Economic Development District that
will create an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 construction jobs and 1,500 to 2,000 permanent
jobs in the retail, accommodation and food services sectors; and
WHEREAS, a traffic impact analysis has estimated the development will generate over
45,000 trips per weekday and over 60,000 trips per day on weekends, with capture of
over 5,000 peak hour pass-by trips on weekends; and
WHEREAS, the Buckhorn Village planned development will also create 200 residential
units; and
WHEREAS, the Buckhorn Village planned development proposes three (3) access
points on Buckhom Road between Interstate 85 and West Ten Road; and
WHEREAS, that traffic impact analysis recommends several improvements on
Buckhom Road, an auxiliary lane on westbound Interstate 85 from the Weigh Station
on-ramp to the Buckhorn Road off-ramp, and signalization of several intersections to
handle increased traffic; and
WHEREAS, the project will produce an estimated $6 million in retail safes revenue per
year and an estimated $1.35 million in property tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina Session Law 2007-323 makes base budget appropriations
for current operations of State departments that includes the North Carolina Department
of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Section 27.3 of that act provides that, of funds appropriated by that act to
the Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2007-2Q08, fourteen million dollars
($14,000,000) be allocated equally. among the 14 Highway Divisions for economic
development transportation projects recommended by the member of the Board of
Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the needed transportation improvements for Buckhom Road will. contribute
to further economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Buckhorn Village planned
way will be provided to NCDOT at no
accomplished at no cost to NCDOT; and
development ensures any needed right-of
cost and that utility relocations will be
WHEREAS, the Buckhorn Road improvements are one of Orange County's top
priorities in the Triangle Area Regional Planning Organization (TARPO) Priority List for
the Transportation Improvement Program, and have been for several years, and
adverse impacts to existing neighborhoods can also be reduced with the Buckhom
Road improvements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners that Orange County requests the $400,000 reserved in Division 7 funds
for economic development transportation projects, and authorizes the Chair to forward a
letter to the Board of Transportation member and the Division 7 Engineer requesting
those funds:
Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution w s adopted this the 6~' day of November 2008.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North
Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the
proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on November 6, 2008, as relates in any
way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the
minutes of said Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of ~~`, 2008
Clerk to the and of ommissioners
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