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dawn there. And it's my opinion, you don't have enough parking spaces so people can turn their <br />engines off and go inside. And when you've gat a couple of cars you're selling because people <br />couldn't make their payments, you lase a couple of parking spaces there, because you've got them <br />in a lot with a For Sale sign an them. You have got to look at what you're doing because we need <br />every parking space we can get so people can turn their engines off. But for somebody who uses it <br />day in and day out on this Board of Commissioners, Oakdale, in my opinion, is the way to go for <br />right now. It's the safest way in and the safest way out. <br />Commissioner Jacobs: I have questions for our Staff if we're done with the applicant. <br />Jonathan Parsons: If I could make this one response to Mr. Halkiotis' comments? <br />I just want to quickly address the parking issue directly. With the plan that we are proposing right <br />now with the middle parking bay, moving all the staff parking from the lower lot up into that area, we <br />are trying to add as much parking as is possibly allowed by the existing Ordinance. Albeit <br />limitations by impervious sail, storm water, etc., so we are addressing the parking demands directly <br />by at least getting all the staff and the one or two impounded cars out of that main stay and helping <br />clear up the circulation as well from the entrance on 86. So, right now, there are currently some <br />people that parallel park in that driveway. By doing the plan with the parking we're showing, we're <br />anticipating eliminating all of that driveway congestion, which will also make that existing drive <br />function much safer and cleaner, as well as helping the Oakdale drive. <br />Hunter Schofield: I have one quick question for the applicants. No one's discussed, that I've <br />heard about, incidents of traffic accidents at that 86 access. Can anyone speak to that? <br />Jonathan Parsons: When I spoke with Mr. Tapp, who is the Public Safety Reviewer for Orange <br />County, he did not bring anything to our attention. He felt that the current site plan and the new site <br />plan both functioned, albeit not a perfect situation; there was nothing he brought up specifically <br />telling me that there are issues. And that is why we got their approval straight out. He was happier <br />to see our new traffic pattern with the four-way access bypass lane on the far side as well. <br />Vice-Chair Scofield: What about your own experience? Can you speak at all to that. <br />Jonathan Parsons: 15 odd trips to Hillsborough. <br />Hunter Schofield: I'm also a member of the Credit Union, but I was looking if there was someone <br />who actually works at the Credit Union at this particular location, if they in any way had any <br />anecdotal observations that might give us some insight in terms of the potential hazard ar lack <br />thereof that that access currently creates. <br />Randall Wellburn: No. I don't think we have anything. There have been no accidents out front <br />that we're aware of at all. <br />Hunter Schofield: During what period of time? <br />Randall Wellburn: Since we moved in June 1999. <br />Hunter Schafields: OK. Thank you. That was my question. <br />Rynal Stephenson: The NCDOT also maintains the crash data. We could get a report from them. <br />It would probably take a week or so to get that from them. <br />Hunter Schofield: I just thought that was germane, so I thought I'd ask the question. Any other <br />questions before we let the applicants take their seats? <br />