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10 1 2 Eno EDD-Access Management Concept Map 3 4 Commissioner Pelissier said she had not previously heard of the term "scenic 5 conservation easement". She asked for an explanation. 6 Abigaile Pittman said this program was originally designated for Saint Mary's Road. She 7 said the DOT purchased conservation easements, whereby residents gave up development 8 rights in order to preserve scenic components along a road. She said this is done on a case by 9 case basis, and contracts may differ from one property to another. 10 Commissioner McKee asked if funding is still available for these conservation 11 easements. 12 Abigaile Pittman said she does not believe funding is still available from DOT for that 13 program. She said staff will research this. 14 Commissioner Rich asked if there has been outreach to residents from the N.C. 10 area 15 who spoke at the QPH. 16 17 Abigaile Pittman said she has fielded some emails. She said the report has not been 18 done yet, and there will be outreach to these residents once the report is complete. 19 Chair Jacobs suggested a presentation be given to the community once preliminary 20 findings are completed. He said there are 66 people on the list, though there are fewer 21 addresses. He suggested a letter be sent to these residents, stating that concerns regarding 22 N.C. 10 were heard and addressed. He said this would encourage residents to plug back in 23 and review this progress. 24 Abigaile Pittman said she has already met with DOT to start a conversation on the 25 planned signage. 26 She noted that Planning Board and OUTBoard member Paul Guthrie was in the 27 audience. 28 Chair Jacobs said he will work with staff to draft a letter to the above mentioned N.C. 10 29 residents. 30 Commissioner Price said the petition did not specifically address access management. 31 She asked if buffer areas and other land uses will be taken into consideration as this moves 32 forward. 33 Chair Jacobs said the answer is yes for the corridor; however the EDD is a different 34 issue. He said there were broader concerns than N.C. 10, and this resolution specifically 35 addresses concerns for N.C. 10. 36 Commissioner Price said she was just wondering if these concerns will be considered. 37 Chair Jacobs said residents can raise their concerns again. He said the goal will not be 38 to solicit concerns about the EDD, but to explore concerns about access management for N.C. 39 10. He noted that the public can petition the Board about additional concerns at any time. 40 Commissioner Dorosin said the recommended language in attachment 7 talks generally 41 about additional review of N.C. 10 and Highway 70. 42 Chair Jacobs pointed out the language in the last part of the resolution on page 64. 43 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the map that shows the zonings, and overlay districts 44 in yellow. 45 Abigaile Pittman said this marks the major transportation corridor on the interstate. 46 Commissioner Dorosin asked how the boundaries of this corridor were created. He 47 noted that it does not follow lot lines, and it seems much wider in some areas than others. 48 Abigaile Pittman said this is because this is an intersection of two major corridors- 49 Highway 70 and the interstate. She said the distances are defined by the ordinance. 50 Commissioner Dorosin said this zoning map is on page 19 — 5-c-2.