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- D3 site more TOD opportunities; D1 limited by roads similar to C2 <br /> Timeline <br /> - Upcoming Key Dates <br /> o Orange BOCC— 11/15/2011 Regular Meeting <br /> o Orange BOCC— 12/08/2011 Work Session <br /> o Durham BOCC— 12/05/2011 Work Session <br /> o Durham City Council — 12/08/2011 Work Session <br /> o MPO Public Comment Period Closes —01/04/2012 <br /> o MPO TAC Holds Public Hearing —01/11/2012 <br /> o TCC Recommends LPA— 01/25/2012 <br /> o TAC reviews/takes action on LPA-02/08/2012 <br /> - Submit New Starts Application to FTA—August 2012 <br /> Chair Pelissier reminded the Board of County Commissioners that they wilF meet to <br /> discuss this in more detail on December gtn <br /> Commissioner Foushee asked David King to share some of the information that came <br /> from the Wake County and Durham County meeting. <br /> David King said that a week ago the citizens of Durham County,voted on a Durham <br /> County plan, which matches this plan. He said that Durham County approved the '/2-cent <br /> transit tax last week, so there is public support. In Wake County yesterday, there is a possibility <br /> of a referendum in November 2012. The County Commissioners received a briefing of the <br /> plan. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Ed Harrison, Chapel Hill Town Councilmember, said that Ruby Seinrich was here but <br /> had to leave and he can summarize what she wanted to say. He said that he spent three <br /> months as part of the Grassroots Steering Committee in Durham County. The same committee <br /> will probably turn up in Orange County. He thinks that Orange County is well-positioned to <br /> come to a sound decision. <br /> Eric Teagardner said that he is a resident of Chapel Hill and he would like to help the <br /> County Commissioners make this plan Orange County's plan and not Triangle TransiYs plan. <br /> He has been involved in this process for a while. He made reference to C1 and C2 and said <br /> that in the executive summary of the report that C1 is $30-60 million more expensive. This is <br /> on Table 3-18. It goes on to say that C1 ridership is lower than C2. Also, C1 is four times more <br /> damaging in the amount of wetland that it invades. He said that the LRT vision was not built <br /> into tMe design of the Meadowmont community. He said that there is no parking allocated and <br /> the track would be going between the parking lot and the health center. There is a tremendous <br /> amount of traffic between the streets there. <br /> Jeff Green is a resident of the Meadowmont community. He clarified that there are <br /> some significant advantages of running light rail through Meadowmont. He thinks that there are <br /> some huge environmental issues related to the light rail, but if C1 and C2 move forward, then <br /> there can be a full evaluation of environmental issues. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that issues were raised previously about the parking deck <br /> at Leigh Village. He would like to address this on December 8`h. Similarly, there have been <br /> concerns raised about impacts on New Hope Creek and he would like to address these on <br /> December gtn <br />