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A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to <br /> approve the revised Resolution Endorsing the No-Build Alternative for TIP Project Number U- <br /> 3808, Elizabeth Brady Road Extension. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that this resolution is a response to the draft environmental <br /> impact statement and the Board is trying to get its comments to NCDOT in a timely manner <br /> about this. She said that the approach is not to do nothing, but to include the three projects on <br /> the DCHC MPO Regional Priority List first. She said that Elizabeth Brady Road has <br /> environmental and other cultural impacts that are sufficient to outweigh the advantages. The <br /> goal was to stress big projects that are already on the regional priority list. She said that <br /> everyone agrees that mobility on Churton Street needs to be addressed. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that Commissioner Gordon directly contradicted herself <br /> because she said that she did not want to be specific, but the resolution is specific. He thinks <br /> that the County Commissioners should make this a more affirmative statement than what the <br /> resolution says. He would like to add to the title, "and the reallocation of funds to better <br /> address traffic flow in the Hillsborough area." <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that it would be better to say, "and seeking to improve the <br /> traffic flow in Hillsborough." <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that his office has been on Churton Street since 1982 and <br /> the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension has been on the books for a long time and it seeks to <br /> improve this situation. He said that this resolution is based on the appearance of a draft <br /> environmental impact statement, and he has not seen this statement. He said that he <br /> attended the Town's meeting last night and he does not see how this no-build option fits into <br /> the big picture of transportation. He said that he does not have enough information to vote for <br /> this. <br /> Commissioner Gordon restated a different title: "A Resolution Endorsing the No-Build <br /> Alternative for TIP Project Number U-3808, Elizabeth Brady Road Extension, and Supporting <br /> Funding for Improving Traffic Flow in Hillsborough." <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6, Nay, 1 (Commissioner Yuhasz) <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he is serious about the Strategic Highway Corridor <br /> Vision Plan and the Board should try and put it on a work session agenda to discuss how this <br /> can be addressed. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE FOR TIP PROJECT NUMBER <br /> U-3808, ELIZABETH BRADY ROAD EXTENSION AND <br /> SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW IN HILLSBOROUGH <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has released the Draft <br /> Environmental Impact Statement for Transportation Improvement Program Project Number U- <br /> 3808, the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement contains detailed studies for four <br /> alternatives for the project including a No-Build Alternative that would include other North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation programmed roadway improvements and other <br /> roadway projects in the area that are included in the adopted 2035 Long Range Transportation <br /> Plan of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization but no <br /> improvements to Elizabeth Brady Road except for routine maintenance; and <br />