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A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />reconsider the motion as made above. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br />approve and authorize the Chair to sign resolutions to submit comments to the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation (for Orange County projects}, and to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrbaro <br />Transportation Advisory Committee (for projects within the DCHC Metropolitan Planning Area) as stated <br />below, with the deletion of the Hillsborough Western Bypass: <br />A RESOLUTION PROVIDING COMMENTS TO THE <br />NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />REGARDING THE DRAFT 2004-2010 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />DIVISION 7 PROJECTS IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, Orange County gives priority to identified safety needs on existing roads and bridges, to <br />other transportation projects that encourage alternatives to automobile travel, to projects that minimize <br />adverse impacts on the natural environment and cultural sites, and to those projects that foster economic <br />development in the designated Economic Development Districts; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has submitted a Priority List of Transportation Projects for inclusion in the <br />2004-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and <br />WHEREAS, North Carolina Department of Transportation has considered the Priority Lists submitted by <br />local jurisdictions in the development of the 2004-2010 State Transportation Improvement Program, and <br />has released the Draft 2004-2010 Transportation Improvement Program for public comment; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the Board <br />submit the attached comments to the North Carolina Department of Transportation far consideration by <br />the North Carolina Board of Transportation when adopting the 2004-2010 Transportation Improvement <br />Program. <br />A RESOLUTION PROVIDING COMMENTS TO THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO <br />TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGARDING THE DRAFT 2004-2010 <br />TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has participated in the development of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />(DCHC) Metropolitan Priority List for the 2004-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as a <br />member of the DCHC Metropolitan Planning Organization; and <br />WHEREAS, North Carolina Department of Transportation has considered the DCHC Priority List for the <br />2004-2010 TIP and has released the Draft 2004-2010 TIP for comment; and <br />WHEREAS, the DCHC Transportation Advisory Committee is charged with the development of the <br />Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program which is consistent with the State Transportation <br />Improvement Program; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County may offer additional comments on this draft TIP at a later date; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the Board <br />submit the attached comments to the DCHC Transportation Advisory Committee to be considered in the <br />development of the final 2004-2010 DCHC Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />