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2 <br /> The Board has four options to consider for its recommendation to the Board of Transportation: <br /> 1. Pave only the northern portion of Ben Wilson Road (all residents agreed to this). <br /> 2. Pave the entire road subject to availability of right-of-way; or <br /> 3. Pave the northern portion of Ben Wilson Road and leave open the possibility of paving the <br /> remainder if support of property owners comes at a later time; or <br /> 4. Don't pave Ben Wilson Road. <br /> Jimmy Ed Road <br /> NCDOT met with residents along Jimmy Ed Road on June 23, 2008 and again on August 4, <br /> 2008. Residents were divided in their views regarding paving the road. At the last forum, <br /> residents supported paving Jimmy Ed Road along the frontage of Lattisville Grove Baptist <br /> Church, which is the major traffic generator on Jimmy Ed Road. The residents in favor of <br /> paving the entire road agreed to continue talks with their neighbors and come to some <br /> consensus regarding paving the remainder of the road. <br /> The Board has three options to consider for its recommendation to the Board of Transportation: <br /> 1. Pave Jimmy Ed Road in its entirety, subject to availability of right-of-way; or <br /> 2. Don't pave Jimmy Ed Road; or <br /> 3. Pave Jimmy Ed Road from Walnut Grove Church Road to the driveway of Lattisville Grove <br /> Baptist Church. <br /> In accordance with North Carolina General Statute §136-44.8 (d), "The board of county <br /> commissioners may recommend deviations in the paving projects and the priority of paving <br /> projects included in the proposed secondary road construction program only at a public meeting <br /> after notice to the public that the board will consider making recommendations for deviations in <br /> paving projects and the priority of paving projects included in the proposed annual secondary <br /> road construction program. Notice of the public meeting shall be published by the board of <br /> county commissioners in a newspaper published in the county or having a general circulation in <br /> the county. After discussion by the members of the board of county commissioners and <br /> comments and information presented by other citizens of the county, the board of county <br /> commissioners may recommend deviations in the paving projects and in the paving priority of <br /> secondary road projects included in the proposed secondary road construction program. Any <br /> recommendation made by the board of county commissioners for a deviation in the paving <br /> projects or in the priority for paving projects in the proposed secondary road construction <br /> program shall state the specific reason for each such deviation recommended." <br /> Staff, in compliance with NCGS 136-44.8: <br /> • Posted in the Orange County Courthouse a county map showing the two tentative secondary <br /> road paving projects; <br /> • Published notice of the public hearing in The Chapel Hill News and The News of Orange on <br /> January 7 and January 14, 2009; and <br /> • Mailed notice of the public hearing to property owners (as shown in Attachment 3 per County <br /> Tax Assessor records) on January 12, 2009. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with this decision item. <br />