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