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~~~ County Board of Commissioners. Mr, Adams wsa spokesman for the group and he introduced F. D. Hornadas. He stated that Mr. Hornaday was charged with the responsibility of the secondary road system in the Seventh District. Mr. Adams stated that the group was not in the position to discuss in detail the proposed 1973 road program for Crange County, however, he did advise the Board that the county's allocation amounted to X287,000 and thatl3~is proportion had been arrived at by the pro rata share of unpaved roads that currently exists in the County and the current cost of construction, That the total amounted to approximately 2.7~ of the unpaved mileage that did exist, H© stated that the Board oi' Transportation will establish the criteria that would be applied for priority of paving. He presented the following rating sheet for secondary unpaved roads: RATING SHEET FOR UNPAVED SECONDARY RDADS N. C. STATE HIGHWAY CDMMISSION 1973 ousts SR No. From Road No. To Road No. Length Miles Laaa1 Name T. LAND USE AND PUBLIC SERVICE CHARACTNR7:STIQS 1. Homes (3 pts, per home) ......................................... )~ 2, Schools (5 nts. per school) ....................................... 3. Churches (5 Pta. per church) ...................................... 4. Other Institutions (5 pts. per facility) ........................... 5. Businesses (5 pta. per business) .................................. 6. Industries (s pta. per industry) .................................. 7. Sub-total ... .................................................. 8. Sub-total divided by a length oP not less than one mile ................ SS I I. TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS 9. School Bua Route (1D pta.} .. ............................... 10 10. Average Annual 21}-hour Traffic~Volume ............................ (Dead and road traffic volume divided in half} 11, TOTAL ..' ............................................................... 85 IIT. GENERAL ROUTE CHAAA,CTERISTICS 12. The value of the road as a Counts Thoroughfare route (10 pts.) ...................................................... 10 13. TDTAL RATING (Item $ + Item 11 + Ttem 12) ............................ 7-55 He stated that the priority rating had bean established for Orange County, however, the Board of Transportation was withholding $28,000 as a Contingency Fund. This Contingency Fund will be used for the paving of subdivision streets in con3unction with citizen participation, Ee advised the Board that any funds that were left in the fund would be utilized in the next yearn priority listing. Mr, Adams stated that the Hoard of Transportation would, at some later date, present the proposed program for the Counts and that the statutes required that this meeting be duly advertised in order to allow public participation. The statutes Further require that the Board of Commissioners must write a letter to the seconders road council and that said letter would either endorse the secondary road program as presented to the Board of Commissioners or re3eat the proposal or submit suggestions concerning the road program. He stated that should the secondary road aounoil fail to investigate the suggestions of the Board as apart of -the road program then the Board dial have a right to petition the State Board of Transportation. Once the presented road program had been established it was the intent of the Board of Transportation to follow the program to the fullest extent possible. Mr. Adams pointed out that cases could arise that would prevent the priority listing from being followed and he acted the failure of aitizena to give the needed right of way as one instance. He stated that it was the desire of the Board of Transportation prior to the public hearing to hold an informal meeting with the Board of Commissioners for informational purposes only. Mr. Adams stated that there would be an annual rating of roads. Discussion ensued.