RES-1997-012 Resolution Requesting Deletion of the NC 751 Connector ferom the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan

Browse Search

3 - ES- 9 7- 0 ) -�;, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING DELETION OF THE NC 751 CONNECTOR FROM THE DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO URBAN AREA THOROUGHFARE PLAN WHEREAS, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan depicts the northward extension of NC 751 to connect US 70 with 1-85; and WHEREAS, the State-Municipal Thoroughfare Plan mutually adopted by the City of Durham on November 18, 1991, and by the North Carolina Board of Transportation on January 10, 1992, for the Durham Thoroughfare Planning Area as required by North Carolina General Statute 136-66.2 likewise depicts the northward extension of NC 751 to connect US 70 with 1-85; and WHEREAS, a proposal to construct an extension of NC 751 to connect US 70 and 1-85, as well as an 1-85 interchange, was discussed by NCDOT in early 1995 in conjunction with the discussions concerning the closure of 1-85 exit 172; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 1995, the New Hope Creek Advisory Committee discussed the proposed 1-85 interchange and connector road at NC 751 and identified as concerns the possible impacts on: 1) The NC 751 Scenic Road; 2) The Duke Forest research lands west of NC 751; 3) The New Hope Creek Corridor and tributaries including Mud Creek and Sandy Creek; and WHEREAS, on February 1, 1995, the Orange County Board of Commissioners in correspondence to Mr. H. Franklin Vick, North Carolina Department of Transportation, indicated that the Board would not support the extension of NC 751 and related projects until concerns regarding adverse environmental impacts on the New Hope Creek Corridor and the surrounding area were addressed to the Board's satisfaction; and WHEREAS, the Board continues to share the concerns articulated by the New Hope Creek Advisory Committee and others concerning adverse impacts to the environment if the NC 751 connector were to be constructed; and WHEREAS, the Board is responsible for developing both general and specific plans to promote the orderly growth and development of the area within Orange County; and WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Board, when overseeing the implementation of these plans and the expenditure of taxpayer dollars, to do so with foresight, thoughtfulness and sensitivity to the long-term quality of life of all of the citizens of Orange County;