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saying that it cannot afford to frustrate the Town's plans the way it planned to do when the <br /> property was purchased. <br /> Alderman Slade asked about the issue. <br /> Frank Clifton said that MI Homes does not see it viable to build a bridge to cross a <br /> creek since they do not have an interest in the property on the other side. <br /> Carrboro Planning Director Trish McGuire made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> Discussion of Access Road — Ballentine and Twin Creeks Park <br /> Joint Meeting of the Board of Aldermen and Board of County Commissioners <br /> October 11, 2012 <br /> Key Issues <br /> - Maintaining the ability of Lake Hogan Farm Road to connect between Homestead <br /> Road and Eubanks Road <br /> - Access road at Ballentine/Twin Creeks stubbing out to the east, as currently <br /> designed, is part of the Lake Hogan Farm extension. <br /> - Two viable alternative alignments planned or permitted (per Town of Carrboro); both <br /> cross Jones Creek <br /> Approved Master Plan for Twin Creeks Park (map) <br /> Approved Conditional Use Permit for Ballentine subdivision <br /> - Permit to cross a jurisdictional tributary is required from Army Corps of Engineers <br /> (ACOE) <br /> - ACOE staff have communicated that the Town is the applicant most likely to <br /> demonstrate purpose and need for the crossing <br /> Process <br /> - Absent other action, decision on crossing to be determined as part of conditional <br /> use permit <br /> - Alternative process that engages property owners and others is less problematic <br /> - Could be modeled on that used in discussing development agreement in 2007-2009 <br /> - Once a preferred alignment was selected, Town could initiate permitting process <br /> with ACOE <br /> - Staff has been exploring details of permitting process to determine fiscal and staff <br /> impacts <br /> Recent History <br /> - Board of Aldermen review of Master Plan for Twin Creeks <br /> - Development Agreement discussions <br /> - Ballentine CUP, Modification/Rezoning and Pending Re-submittal <br /> - Clarification of number of stream crossings <br /> - Land Use Ordinance, Transportation/Traffic <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked if it would be Town policy to require an applicant to build <br /> a connector road if it were not the County and Trish McGuire said yes. <br /> Mike Brough said that there has been a plan for this road to go from the south to the <br /> north for 20 years or more. The question is where the exact alignment will be. He said that <br /> the Town of Carrboro is going to have to apply for the permit and it cannot apply for the permit <br /> unless it knows where the creek crossing is going to be. This cannot be determined unless the <br /> staff is directed to come back with a process that would identify where the crossing will be. <br />