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4 TOWN OF CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA TRANSMITTAL P1~4NNING DEPARTMENT DELIVERED VIA: ^ HAND ^ MAIL ~ FAX ®EMAIL To: Laura Blackmon, Orange County Planning Director From: Kendal Brown, Planner/Plamring and Development Specialist Date: May 25, 2007 Subject: Update on Smith Level Road Task Force In response to the County Commissioners' request to receive a report from the Smith Level Road Task Force on June 12, 2007, I have attached the task force powerpoint presentation made at the May 20, 2007 Public Information Meeting at Carrboro Town Hall. The citizen comments from this meeting will be taken into account as the task force writes its final report over the next two weeks. This final report will be presented to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on June 19, 2007 As background, the task force was formed in October,. 2006 by the Board of Aldermen in response to three petitions from residents in multiple jurisdictions (Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro) concerned about a variety of issues in the Smith Level Road area. The Board of Aldermen assigned the task force the following charges: 1. To gather data on existing problems regarding traffic impact and pedestrian safety along Smith Level Road and to receive data on projected traffic impact of anticipated development in the area. 2. To examine development pressures both existing and anticipated in multiple jurisdictions in and near the area roughly encompassed by Cuibreth Road (Chapel Hill and Carrboro) on the north; U:S. 15-501 South (Chapel Hill, Orange County, and Chatham County) on the east; U.S. 15-501 approximately at the Chatham County line on the south; and Smith Level Road (Carrboro and Chapel Hill) on the west; to further the understanding by all entities of current and future traffic impact in this area and environmental impact 'on the University Lake Watershed.