HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2013-028 Resolution in Support of the Proposed Old Well to Jordan Lake Scenic Byway Application RES-2013-028 ' r
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE OLD WELL TO JORDAN LAKE
SCENIC BYWAY APPLICATION
WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal of promoting the preservation of rural
character in the County; and
WHEREAS, one of the stated County objectives for preserving rural character is to preserve
and protect visual resources in rural sections of the County, including rural roadscapes that
invoke the 'feel' of the countryside; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation administers a North Carolina
Scenic Byways program, which encourages residents and visitors to experience North
Carolina history, geography and culture through a system of beautiful roadways without
regulating future development or land use along the roadway; and
WHEREAS, staff from Orange County, Chatham County, and the Town of Chapel Hill, in
collaboration with citizen volunteers, have developed a joint application to the NC
Department of Transportation to have certain roadways between Chapel Hill and Jordan
Lake designated as a North Carolina Scenic Byway; and
WHEREAS, the proposed byway starts at the Old Well on the campus of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and travels generally southward out of Chapel Hill and through
the rural Mt. Carmel Church and newer Governor's Club communities to the Jordan Lake
State Recreational Area in Chatham County; and
WHEREAS, the road travels by several local historic landmarks and communities, including
the Carolina Inn, Merritt Store, James Taylor Bridge, Old Sparrow Farm, Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, Windy Oaks, Lystra Baptist Church, and Farrington Point; and
WHEREAS, a preliminary application resulted in the proposed byway being placed on the
study list for Scenic Byway designation with a more detailed application needing to be
submitted by August 31, 2013 for further consideration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
does hereby support the designation of roadways linking Chapel Hill to Jordan Lake as a
North Carolina Scenic Byway and asks that the NC Department of Transportation look
favorably on the application.
This the 23rd day of April, 2013.
Barry Jac C it
Orange o Bard f Commissioners
ATTEST �"'
Donna Baker
Clerk to the Board