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3 <br />Member Governments.. , <br />Town of Carrboro <br />Town of Chapel Hil( <br />County of Chatham <br />City of Durham <br />County of Durham <br />Town of Hillsborough <br />NC Department of <br />Transportation <br />County of Orange <br />DURHAM ~ CHAPEL HILL ~ CARRBORO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br />October 21, 2009 <br />Ms. Valerie P. Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />106 Claris Court <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />Dear Ms. ushee: ~~~/~~ . <br />The urham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization's <br />metropolitan area boundary currently includes the City of Durham, Durham County, <br />Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, southeastern Orange County, and northeastern <br />Chatham County. As required by the MPO's Memorandum of Understanding, the <br />MPO periodically reviews its boundary to ensure that it encompasses the federally <br />designated urbanized area and the area expected to be urbanized over the next twenty <br />years. The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) recently reviewed growth <br />projections for the area and decided to consider expanding the boundary to include <br />the I-85/I-40 corridor in western Orange County. The enclosed map displays the <br />current and proposed metropolitan area boundary. <br />Before the TAC makes a decision, we would like to receive comments from the <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners on this proposal. MPO staff would like to <br />attend a board meeting to describe the background and implications of expansion to <br />this area and to answer any questions that the board may have. MPO staff will <br />coordinate with Orange County staffto schedule this presentation. <br />The TAC will decide whether or not to expand by the end of this year, and the <br />Governor must concur with the MPO' i3 decision before the expansion takes effect. <br />We greatly appreciate the board's thoughts on this proposal. Orange County has <br />been a valued partner in the MPO and we look forward to continuing our cooperative <br />efforts in regional transportation planning. <br />Sincer <br />. Mi 1 oodard, Chair <br />Transportation Advisory Committee <br />Cc: drank Clifton, Orange County Manager <br />Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br />Kaxen Lincoln, Orange County Transportation Planner <br />enclosure <br />Clty of Durham • Department of Transportation • 101 City Hall Plaza • Durham, Norlh Carolina 27701 • (919) 560-4366 • Facsimile (919) 560-4561 <br />