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1 <br /> r <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 15, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# S-d <br /> SUBJECT: ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS(STIP & MTIP) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X—No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes_X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Gene Bell, Planner III, Ext. 2589 <br /> • Draft Cover Letter for Transportation Priority List <br /> • Draft Orange County Transportation Priority List TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> • List of Non-TIP Transportation Needs(Updated) Hillsborough- 732-8181 <br /> Durham- 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider endorsement of the Draft Orange County Transportation Priority <br /> List. The list will be used by the N.C. Department of Transportation(NCDOT) <br /> and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> (DCHC MPO) in the development of the 1998-2004 State (STIP)and <br /> Metropolitan(MTIP)Transportation Improvement Programs. <br /> BACKGROUND: In the development of the STIP, local elected officials present.their <br /> transportation priorities at a series of public hearings conducted by NCDOT in <br /> each of the State's highway divisions. The Division 7 public hearing will be held <br /> in Chapel Hill on October 24 at 2:00 PM. <br /> The MTIP is developed through a series of meetings held by the DCHC MPO to <br /> develop regional transportation priorities based upon member jurisdictions' local <br /> transportation priorities lists. <br /> Preparation of this year's list began with a presentation to the Planning Board on <br /> August 7 followed by a report to the County Commissioners on September 17. <br /> As was the case last year,the top priority is the advancement of scheduled <br />