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initial implementation actions. Orange County Schools, the Town of Hillsborough, and Orange County will be asked to adopt the Plan. NCDOT recommends that the County serve as the Lead Planning Agency, but the details of this responsibility will need to be worked out between Orange County and the Schools as an initial step in advancing the SRTS program. The Town has little direct involvement in this project. The plan recommendations involve sidewalk construction outside the city limits and programming at school sites. The adopted plan will enhance opportunities for Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough for obtaining Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants to implement the Action Plan. There were some revisions to federal and state funding sources in December 2012 that will impact the SRTS program but the specificsremain unknown. Additional details regarding project funding are forthcoming from NCDOT staff. A copy of the Draft SRTS Action Plan is available at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/documents/CompleteFinalDraftSRTS.pdf More information on this program is available at: http://www.ncdot.gov/programs/safety/ Staff will provide an update and any other information at the meeting, and the Board can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments d)North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Crossings Plans in and near Hillsborough The Planning and Inspections Department received a solicitation for comments from the NCDOT in September 2012 with regard to proposed private crossing closures with the North Carolina (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway crossings at Gordon Thomas Drive, Greenbriar Drive, and Byrdsville Road in Orange County. This railroad track is part of the SE High Speed Rail corridor, which when complete, will provide high speed passenger rail service between Washington, DC and Charlotte, NC. NCDOT requested that the County provide scoping comments to be used in the preparation of a proposed Environmental Assessment (EA). Initial comments were sent to the NCDOT Rail Division in November 2012, and a response letter was received in December 2012. Citizens Informational Workshops were held by the NCDOT Rail Division in January for all three proposed private railroad crossing closures, and a summary of public comments is available. The BOCC will be discussing additional comments at its meeting on th February 19. On a parallel track with the proposed private crossing closure meetings in the County’s jurisdiction, the Town of Hillsborough has been engaged with the State to study crossing closures in town.Both the town and NCRR requested scoping changes that have delayed this project indefinitely. The town is providing some