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1 WHEREAS the surgeon general has set a goal of no more than 9 infant deaths per 1000 live-l~ births by 1990, and WHEREAS North Carolina has consistently demonstrated excessively high number of infant deaths and currently ranks 46th in the Nation, and WHEREAS the major cause of infant death is being born too soon and too small We the Board of County Commissioners proclaim the week of Mother's Day May 14-20, 1989 "Motherhood and Apple Pie Week" in Orange County for the purpose of calling attention to the tragedy of infant deaths, and challenge the citizens of Orange County, health providers and consumers alike, to implement strategies to reduce infant mortality in Orange County. 'VOTE: UNANIMOUS. REPORTS 1. Durham-Cho el Hill-Carrboro Urban Area DCHC 1gg~ 5_2010 Trans ortation Study Flanner GGene Bell presented this report which included a summary of the public comments received during the various public hearings held this past year. Bell outlined the planning process that began over four years ago. The first step culminated in a report entitled "Analysis of Projections, Deficiencies, and Needs" which was presented to elected officials in April, 1987. The second report entitled "Analysis of Alternatives and Recommendations" included a thoroughfare plan for the DCHC' area. This was presented to the elected officials in January of 1988 and was followed ; a series of seven public hearings. Report three entitled "Public Comment and Final Recommendations" is the report the Commissioners received this evening. ?s, Blake Norwood from NCDOT asked that the Board receive the report and the recommended plan with the noted exceptions. He further requested that the report be made available to the public. A public hearing needs to be scheduled for adoption of the plan after the Boards' recommendation and public comment has been received. Commissioner Hartwell commented that the plan is a highway that is not desired. He expressed a concern about the traffic in Hillsborough. The Churton Street bridge is the bottleneck for traffic entering Hillsborough, DOT does not listen to the priorities of the locality because it will cost too much money but tries to put through a plan that will not work. Blake Norwood explained that this plan will not alleviate any of the traffic on Churton Street going through Hillsborough. It is designed to provide a bypass around Hillsborough which is a north-south bypass to the east. Commissioner Hartwell emphasized that the main emphasis should be to get the big trucks off of Churton Street and have a route that would provide for this traffic. Commissioner Marshall stressed that DOT continually brings in a plan that the people clearly do not want. This has been expressed at public meetings by hundreds of people but DOT has not listened. She was disappointed that alternatives have not been presented to address the needs. Commissioner Hartwell suggested not endorsing the plan as long as the main item in