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A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to exercise the Option to Purchase Units 200 and 300 at the Gateway Center; direct staff and the County Attorney to develop the necessary documents to move forward with closing the purchase; and authorize the County Attorney, the Financial Services Director, and the Chair to execute documents as may be needed to effect the closing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 5. Public Hearings a. Recommendation for Deviations from the Proposed 2008-2009 Secondary Road Construction Program for Orange County The Board held a public hearing to receive comment on proposed deviations from the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Proposed 2008-2009 Secondary Roads Construction Program for two roads, Ben Wilson Road and Jimmy Ed Road. Transportation Planner Karen Lincoln introduced this item. She said that, as a result of comments received at a public hearing held last May on the Secondary Road Construction Program, the Board of County Commissioners deferred the recommendation for these two roads until NCDOT met with communities. NCDOT met with residents of Ben Wilson Road on June 24th and there was a consensus to pave the north third of the road. NCDOT met with residents of Jimmy Ed Road on June 23rd and August 41h and came to a consensus to pave the road along the frontage of Lattisville Grove Baptist Church, which is the major traffic generator on the road. The deviations from the secondary program would be to pave portions of the road or none of the roads. Commissioner Yuhasz verified that if a portion of a road is not paved, it will go on a hold list. PUBLIC COMMENT: Tara Nichols was from Nichols and Satterfield PLLC, which represents Lattisville Grove Missionary Baptist Church. This church is located on Jimmy Ed Road. She spoke about the Petition in Support of Paving SR 1514 Jimmy Ed Road. The church supports the paving of the entire road. She said that more than 75% of the residents on the road are in support of paving the entire road. The petition had 538 signatures. She said that the church also serves a resource center and it provides community services and recreational facilities for those in that community. She said that there is nothing else in this area that provides these services. She said that if there are any administrative costs associated with paving the road, the church is willing to work with the State to provide these funds. She gave copies of the petition to the Clerk. Rev. George Crews, Pastor of Lattisville Grove Missionary Baptist Church, expressed his support of paving Jimmy Ed Road in its entirety. He said that NCDOT has recommended that the entire road be paved. He listed the services that are provided in this area from senior programs to recreational programs. He said that gravel was not effective in slowing people down. He said that dirt roads invite unwanted traffic to the community such as hunters that are not allowed to hunt in and around highly populated areas. He said that paving this road would increase the safety for all residents. Savannah Lewis was representing Winstead Grove LLC. She said that everyone in Winstead Grove was in favor of paving Jimmy Ed Road. Sara Shields is a resident of Jimmy Ed Road, and she read a letter to the County Commissioners from August 26, 2008. She was asked to read this by residents that live on Jimmy Ed Road.