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3 funding, but instead be able to be funded through small urban projects and Surface Transportation Program- Direct Apportionment (STP -DA) funding. Support and cooperation will be needed from Orange County to implement some of these projects and improve the walkability and relieve some traffic congestion in downtown. The attached document provides background information for the discussion. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. Attachment 1 -c — Hillsborough Downtown Access Study Excerpt d) Update /Follow -up Discussion on Safe Routes to Schools Draft Action Plan Orange County received a Safe Routes to School Action Plan Service Award in July 2008 for planning assistance to prepare an Action Plan for Grady A. Brown Elementary School, Cameron Park Elementary School and C.W. Stanford Middle School. The North Carolina Department of Transportation, in 2009, contracted Greenways, Incorporated and Greene Transportation Solutions to work with County staff, local agency representatives, School Team leaders and principals of the three schools to identify non - motorized infrastructure improvements that enhance safety. An adopted plan will provide greater opportunities for Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough to obtain Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grant funds for the implementation of the Action Plan. A draft Plan has been completed, reviewed locally, and comments submitted to Greenways, Incorporated for inclusion in the final draft. Once a final draft has been completed and returned, Orange County Schools, Orange County, and the Town of Hillsborough will be asked to adopt the Plan. More information on this program is available at: http: / /www.ncdot.gov /programs /safet�/. Staff will provide an update and any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments 2. Lake Orange Lake Orange is a lake constructed in the late 1960's and owned by Orange County. The purpose of the lake is a water resource for drinking water supplies for the Town of Hillsborough, Orange - Alamance Water System, processing water for Piedmont Minerals and environmental water releases for the Eno River. Recreation rights to the lake are subservient to the water resource. The lake is not a reservoir, but an impoundment with '/ mile peripheral watershed protection zones that limit development through density and impervious restrictions. An aerial photo and other specifics are provided as attachments. The lake is also subject to the Eno Capacity Use Agreement which regulates water flows and drought situations. The adjacent West Fork of the Eno Reservoir owned by the Town of Hillsborough is not subject to this agreement.