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65 <br /> 1 committee consisting of two members of both governmental boards to study <br /> ' the text of the Cooperative Planning Agreement? She stated that <br /> 3 cooperating with the County is important for both County and <br /> 4 Hillsborough's citizens. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Chair Carey said that an agreement to do cooperative planning by its <br /> 7 very nature is a statement that each unit of government is going to work <br /> 8 to develop a land use plan with a growth pattern that can be agreed upon. <br /> 9 Part of that includes planning how growth is going to occur and how <br /> to property will be annexed and then adhering to those decisions. That gives <br /> 11 Hillsborough input into County decisions in areas Hillsborough is <br /> 12 eventually going to annex. This type of agreement places limits on the <br /> 13 type of change a unit of government is able to implement without <br /> 14 discussing those changes. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Commissioner Crowther volunteered to serve on a Cooperative Planning <br /> 17 Committee and help get it back on tract. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Commissioner Willhoit mentioned that he was disappointed about <br /> 20 Hillsborough not participating in the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Work <br /> 21 Group. The larger issues remain to be discussed. He hoped that a plan <br /> 22 would be created that would define the ultimate boundaries of the Town <br /> 23 and its service district. If Hillsborough extends water and sewer to the <br /> 24 University Station area, that could lead to extensions into the Rural <br /> 25 Buffer. A land use plan which would define those boundaries needs to be <br /> 26 completed and the participation of the Town is critical to its ultimate <br /> -7 success. <br /> s <br /> 29 Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with Commissioner Willhoit's comments. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 In response to a question from Commissioner Crowther, the <br /> 32 transportation element to the Comprehensive Plan was discussed. The <br /> 33 County could adopt Hillsborough's plan. However, in order to protect the <br /> 34 right-of-ways, a similar plan would need to be incorporated into the <br /> 35 regional plan. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Margaret Hauth, Planning Director for the Town, indicated that this <br /> 38 plan is scheduled for adoption after the Town's Public Hearing in April. <br /> 39 She indicated that the new road and road widening priorities will be <br /> 4o determined by cost per benefit and other factors. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Commissioner Crowther mentioned that the County recently required <br /> 43 an alignment of Baldwin Road as part of a subdivision application. The <br /> 44 developer has the right to chose the recommended alignment or to allocate <br /> 45 right-of-way in the alignment process. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 John Link indicated that John Watkins, the D.O.T. Division Engineer, <br /> 48 wants to discuss this issue with Hillsborough and the County staff so that <br /> 49 there is agreement on the alignment. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 STATUS OF ANNEXATION OF CORNWALLIS HILLS BY HILLSBOROUGH <br /> r,2 Eric Swanson reported that the public hearing was held in February <br /> ; and the Town Commissioners were scheduled to consider this for adoption <br /> 54 at the next meeting. If it is approved, it would be a year at the <br /> 55 earliest before the annexation could actually occur. <br />