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NCDOT/F'SE BRANCH Fax:919-733-9794 Aug 4 '97 9:23 P.04 13 . <br /> July 7, 1997 <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: File <br /> FROM: Missy Dickens,PE,Project Planning Enbin:er <br /> Planning and Environmental Branch <br /> SUBJECT: Citizens Informational Workshop Minutes for Homestead) <br /> Road(SR 1777),From High School Road(SR 1834);to <br /> NC 86,Chapel Hill,Orange County,Federal Aid Project <br /> STP-1777(1),State Project 8.2501101,TIP Project 1 -2805 <br /> A Citizens Informational Workshop for the subject project was helcl on Juunnk�25, <br /> 1997 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.in the Council Chambers of the Chapel Hill Town Half. <br /> Approximately 35 citizens attended. NCDOT staff in attendance included: Julie i <br /> Huukins,Missy Dickens,Neil Dean,and Yvonne Goldblatt of Planning and i <br /> Environmental;Henry Moon of Division 7 Right of Way Office;Mike Cowan of for <br /> Division 7 Office;and Todd Dudley of the Citizens Participation Unit. <br /> The handout stated that proposed improvements included widening to a three lane <br /> shoulder section with four-foot paved shoulders to be used by bicycles. The aerial ; ! <br /> photograph mosaic which was displayed showed northside,symmetrical,arid sou"ide i <br /> construction limits,each 36 meters(120 feet)wide(including 30 meters[100 feet]of ; <br /> right of way plus up to 3 meters[10 feet]of easement on each side. In verbal discussions: <br /> with citizens,NCDOT staff mentioned that five-lane widening now was a viable <br /> alternative. <br /> Recurring issues included the desire for sidewalks) and bicycle facilities. Some 1 <br /> people expressed the opinion that the widening was not needed,while others seemed to <br /> support a five-lane widening when they realized that would enable the construction�f <br /> sidewalks and would require the same amount of additional right of way. Fure�re, <br /> many people expressed desire concerning impacts to their particular property or <br /> subdivision. Comment sheets in the project file provide more specific information <br /> regarding these comments. <br /> cc: Kathy Lassiter,PE <br /> Glenda Gibson,PE <br /> Julie Hunkins,PE <br /> Missy Dickens,PE <br />