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t <br />RES- 2013 -028 Attachment 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE OLD WELL TO JORDAN LAKE <br />SCENIC BYWAY APPLICATION <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal of promoting the preservation of rural <br />character in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, one of the stated County objectives for preserving rural character is to preserve <br />and protect visual resources in rural sections of the County, including rural roadscapes that <br />invoke the `feel' of the countryside; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation administers a North Carolina <br />Scenic Byways program, which encourages residents and visitors to experience North <br />Carolina history, geography and culture through a system of beautiful roadways without <br />regulating future development or land use along the roadway; and <br />WHEREAS, staff from Orange County, Chatham County, and the Town of Chapel Hill, in <br />collaboration with citizen volunteers, have developed a joint application to the NC <br />Department of Transportation to have certain roadways between Chapel Hill and Jordan <br />Lake designated as a North Carolina Scenic Byway; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed byway starts at the Old Well on the campus of the University of <br />North Carolina at Chapel Hill and travels generally southward out of Chapel Hill and through <br />the rural Mt. Carmel Church and newer Governor's Club communities to the Jordan Lake <br />State Recreational Area in Chatham County; and <br />WHEREAS, the road travels by several local historic landmarks and communities, including <br />the Carolina Inn, Merritt Store, James Taylor Bridge, Old Sparrow Farm, Mt. Carmel Baptist <br />Church, Windy Oaks, Lystra Baptist Church, and Farrington Point; and <br />WHEREAS, a preliminary application resulted in the proposed byway being placed on the <br />study list for Scenic Byway designation with a more detailed application needing to be <br />submitted by August 31, 2013 for further consideration; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby support the designation of roadways linking Chapel Hill to Jordan Lake as a <br />North Carolina Scenic Byway and asks that the NC Department of Transportation look <br />favorably on the application. <br />This the 23rd day of April, 2013. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Donna Baker <br />Clerk to the Board <br />