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3 <br />1 the normal pool of an existing or proposed water supply impoundment, or the ridgeline of <br />2 the watershed, whichever is less." <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 C. The roads Hated are major transportation routes where a 3-mile buffer is created on <br />6 either side of the centerline. The road miles for the 12-mile distance do• not use back <br />7 roads in this version. <br />8 <br />9 Bob Sallach said that the transportation corridors have been recently defined as US 15- <br />10 501, NC 54, NC 86 (excluding the area north of Hillsborough), US 70, I-40, and I-85. <br />11 Commissioner Gordon said that this criterion should be broken into two parts, (1) what is <br />12 the area that is within three miles from the major transportation corridors and, (2) how to <br />13 measure the centroid. She made reference to the map of the major transportation corridors. <br />14 She asked for an explanation of. the red marks for the centroid calculations. <br />15 Bob Sallach said that the centroid calculations were going from the centroid out, a <br />16 distance of 12 miles out from these major truck routes that have been referenced. <br />17 Commissioner Gordon reiterated that there should be two different criteria -the major <br />18 transportation corridors and the way the distance from the centroid is calculated. She would like <br />19 a map to distinguish between these two things. <br />20 Bob Sallach said that the transportation arterials that were previously identified were used <br />21 to establish the 3-mile corridor. There has to be some sort of methodology to establish what is <br />22 12 miles from the centroid. He asked for clarification on what Commissioner Gordon wanted. <br />23 Commissioner Gordon said that she wanted clarity on the differences between the areas that <br />24 are three miles from the major transportatior corridors and the areas that are 12 miles from the <br />25 centroid, along the major truck routes. She. thinks that the major truck routes should be . <br />26 specified. Bob Sallach said that he would break those elements into two criteria, as well as <br />27 specify the truck routes. <br />28 Commissioner Carey said that he remembered the discussion about the 12-mile radius, <br />29 but he does not remember how the Board arrived at the three-mile limit from major <br />30 transportation corridors. <br />31 Bob Sallach said that, according to the public comment, there were requests to expand <br />32 the corridor further than 12 miles and not to look just in the 3-mile corridor, but beyond it. <br />33 Commissioner Carey asked about Olver's recommendation and Bob Sallach said that <br />34 they would recommend to still look at the 12-mile radius and the 3-mile corridor. • <br />35 Chair Jacobs said that he recalls asking for information from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro <br />36 Public Works and Orange County's Solid Waste staff as to the reasonableness of the 12 miles, <br />37 and he thought that this information was coming back. Ultimately, the Board decided on this as <br />38 a compromised number, but there needs to be some basis related to the vehicles that the <br />39 municipalities are using. He asked that this information be available at the next meeting. <br />40 Commissioner Gordon said that the Board did ask for that information and for the <br />41 maximum number of miles that collection trucks can travel. She said that she looked back in <br />42 the minutes, and there was a point in the minutes where Mr. Schuffler said collection trucks <br />43 could travel 15-17 mites. • <br />44 Bob Sallach said that they did not pursue this because he misunderstood and thought that <br />45 there was a vote to proceed with the 12 miles. He will get this information. <br />46 Chair Jacobs said that the Board listened to the range and compromised on 12 miles, but <br />47 Board wanted it to be tested out to be sure that the vehicle was designed for that. Bob Sallach <br />48 said that he would follow up on this. <br />49 <br />50 Bob Sallach continued with the criteria. <br />51 <br />