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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~__ <br />SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearing -May 21, 2007 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Proposed Legal Advertisement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245- 2592 <br />Gene Bell, Planning Systems <br />Coordinator 245-2589 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the Board of <br />County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for May 21, 2007. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at <br />public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following <br />items are proposed for consideration at the May 21, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />A. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br />1. US 70/Cornelius Street Corridor Strategic Plan: A task force of Orange County <br />economic development and community leaders, Orange County and Hillsborough Town <br />Board Commissioners, and business owners and residents have worked for the past year <br />to develop a strategic plan for the section of Cornelius Street between North Churton <br />Street (NC 86) and Holiday Park Road/Lakeshore Drive. The Task Force was charged <br />with exploring ways to enhance and improve the character of the corridor focusing on <br />land uses, transportation, crime and code enforcement, and site plan and design issues. <br />The corridor is in Hillsborough's planning jurisdiction, but implementation of plan <br />recommendations will require the cooperation of both local governments. Additionally, <br />the corridor is part of the larger area being addressed in the jointly funded Hil/sborough- <br />Orange County Strategic Growth Plan. <br />Note: The Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners will join the County <br />Commissioners and Planning Board for presentation of this item. <br />2. NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan: A 12-member task force of residential <br />and commercial property owners, at-large county residents, Durham and Person County <br />representatives, and two Orange County Commissioners have spent the past 10 months <br />