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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMIVIISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 1, 1994
Action Agenda
Item #
SUBJECT: REPORT ON I-40/OLD NC HIGHWAY 86 WORK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes x No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charge of Work Group Planning Director
Work Group Recommendations Extension 2592
Proposed Amendments to EDD Design Manual
Proposed District Boundaries TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough-732-8181
Durham -688-7331
Mebane -227-2031
Chapel Hill-967-9251
PURPOSE: To receive as a report the recommendations of the I-40/O1d NC Highway 86 Work Group
BACKGROUND: On April 19, 1994 the Board of County Commissioners established a Work Group consisting
of representatives from the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County to develop
recommendations concerning an Economic Development District in the vicinity of Old NC
Highway 86 and I-40. The Charge as adopted by the Board of Commissioners and the final
recommendations of the Work Group are included in the attached report.
The items on which the Work Group reached consensus as well as options by which to
address unresolved issued have been included in the Public Hearing Notice for November
30, 1994. The Notice is a separate item for decision on this agenda.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information.
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I-40/OLD N.C. 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WORK GROUP
CHARGE:
To develop a specific proposal for theI-40/01d N.C.86 Economic Development District and the area
east and west of Old N.C. 86 between I-40 and I-85 that will be responsive to the majority of interests
listed below; and to present the proposal to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Town of
Hillsborough no later than October 1, 1994.
INITIAL TASKS:
1. Address the inclusion of public participation in proposal development if any is desired beyond that
included in the Charge and Guidelines; and
2. Confirm the Charge and agree on a tentative time frame for conclusion of the group's work.
GUIDELINES:
1. 10 members will be appointed to a Work Group as follows:
a. Board of Commissioners Stephen Halkiotis
Verla Insko
b. Hillsborough Town Board Evelyn Lloyd
Allen Lloyd
c. Orange County Planning Board William Waddell
Larry Reid
d. Hillsborough Planning Board Stuart Munson
Appointment pending
e. Orange County Economic Development Steve Yuhasz
Commission Richard Williams
2. Citizens will be encouraged to come and participate,but representation will be listed to the above
groups; and citizens will be given the opportunity to make statements or raise questions during
each meeting.
3. A County representative should serve as Chair.
GENERAL INTERESTS (As identified at BOCC Retreat):
1. Avoiding urban sprawl;
2. Preserving protected watersheds and groundwater supplies:
3. Encouraging bicycle and mass transit transportation in and between urbanized areas:
4. Protecting and preserving farmland and open space;
5. Developing an appropriate mix of residential and non-residential development, including
commercial;
6. Encouraging fiscally responsible development;
7. Involving neighborhood residents in the plAnning process; and
8. Enhancing the revenue base of the Town and the County.