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Public Involvement 72 Public involvement is a key element in the transportation planning process. Adequate documentation of this process is essential for a seamless transfer of information from systems planning to project planning and design. A meeting was held with the Orange County Board of Commissioners in September, 2009 to provide an overview of the transportation planning process and to gather input on area transportation needs. Throughout the course of the study, the Transportation 'Planning Branch cooperatively worked with the CTP committee, which included representatives from the Orange County planning staff, the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard), Triangle Area RPO, and Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro 'MPO, and NCDOT Division 7. The committee worked to provide information on current local plans, to develop transportation vision and goals, to discuss population and employment projections, and to develop proposed CTP recommendations. A representative from Burlington Graham MPO was also routinely updated on the CTP status and data from the committee. Refer to Appendix H for detailed information on the Statement of the CTP Vision and Goals & Objectives, the public survey, and a listing of committee members. The Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) is a local volunteer advisory board that reports to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and provides information on transportation projects and issues. This board served as a key element for input throughout he CTP study. Three OUTBoard members served on the CTP committee, and they were responsible for updating the entire OUTBoard of the CTP status at its regularly scheduled meetings. Presentations were also given to the OUTBoard by the Transportation Planning Branch at various steps throughout the planning process. In addition to the OUTBoard, the County Planning Board is another volunteer advisory board, comprised of members; appointed by the County Board of Commissioners. The focus of this group is to determine objectives in the development of the County, and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. The Planning Board was routinely updated on the status of the CTP by Orange County planning staff, and a presentation was also given by the Transportation Planning Branch on the draft recommendations. The public involvement process included holding three public drop -in sessions in Orange County to present the proposed CTP to the public and solicit comments. The first was a public awareness session, held on September 29, 2009 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at the Efland Ruritan Club, with the purpose of informing citizens of the plan that was under development and gaining their input on areas in need of study. The second meeting was a public drop -in session for the growth data, traffic projections, and preliminary recommendations, held on February 7, 2011 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Orange County Public Library. The third meeting was a public drop -in session for the draft recommendations, held on September 14, 2011 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Link 1 -27