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b) Status of Land Swap Town and County staffs will provide an update on this item at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss this item as necessary. No Attachments c) Town Public Works Facility Development Update Staff will provide the Boards with an update at the meeting,on progress and other information related to the development of the Town's Public Works Facility, and the Boards can discuss this item as necessary. No Attachments 2. Economic Development and Planning a) Update on US 70-Cornelius Street Corridor Study, including Proposed Retail/Service Incubator The Hillsborough Planning Department, assisted by the Economic Development Commission (EDC), has provided staff support for the US 70- Cornelius Street Corridor Task Force, which has been meeting on a monthly basis since last summer. Members of the task force include neighborhood property and business owners, two Town Board members, one County Commissioner, and members of the Hillsborough Planning Board and the EDC. The group has developed recommendations regarding transportation improvements, landscaping and signage, improved safety and code enforcement, and desired development for the corridor, which stretches from Hillsborough's city limits on Highway 70 West to the intersection of Highway 70 -and Churton Street. The task force is in the process of finalizing recommendations (with formal approval anticipated at its next scheduled meeting on March 21). Those recommendations will then be shared with the elected boards and with appropriate advisory boards. Two related follow-up activities include a request that Congressman David Price help secure funds for a service and retail business incubator proposed for the corridor. A sub-group of the task force is also exploring the option of establishing a community development corporation to oversee and spur development. The Boards may want to hear additional information from Town and County staffs, and the Boards may want to discuss this item as necessary. No Attachments b) Update on Town of Hillsborough Strategic Growth Plan Phase I included the 'Small Area Plan Report', which was prepared by Clarion and Associates, a joint funded project. Small area plans set the: • General purpose of the planning study area;. • Examine the present conditions of planning issues such as land use patterns, utility and roadway infrastructure, etc. and trend future conditions;