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28 III. THOROUGHFARE PLAN APPROVAL PROCEDURE This report will be presented to the Durham City Council, the Durham County Commissioners, the Town of Chapel Town Council, the Town of Carrboro Board of Aldermen, the Orange County Commissioners, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners,and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) for approval. A series of public hearings will be held by these boards beginning in March. In order to keep the meetings manageable, assure that there is ample opportunity for public input, and focus each hearing on concerns on specific areas, the planning area is divided into four quadrants. If some areas move forward in the process faster than others, the plans for each quadrant could be adopted separately if necessary. The four areas are: (1) SOUTHWEST-This area includes Chapel Hill, Carrboro,southwest Durham, southern Orange and northern Chatham Counties. (2) SOUTHEAST - this area encompasses southeast Durham including the Research Triangle Park and the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Area. (3) NORTHEAST - This area includes northeast Durham, Treyburn, and the Little River, Lake Michie, and Falls of the Neuse watershed. (4) - NORTHWEST - This area encompasses northwest Durham and central Orange County including the Eno River Park up to the Hillsborough area. After holding public hearings, each governing body will approve the Thoroughfare Plan which may incorporate additional changes as a result of the public hearings. Depending on the comments and perceived problems, adoption by quadrant may be necessary. If adoption by quadrant is necessary, the study team recommends that this be done in order as listed above. This is the order of urgency for having an adopted plan to guide imminent development. The purpose of adopting the plan in segments, if necessary, is two fold. One reason is a compelling need to have an adopted plan in areas under active development where we do not currently have one, most notably the I-40 corridor and the RTP/RDU Airport area. The second reason is to avoid the possibility of having the entire plan held up by controversy on one proposed facility. It is recognized that adoption of the plan by quadrant is only possible if the controversial facility or its potential replacement does not cross quadrant boundaries. After all segments of the plan are adopted on the local level, and by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), the entire plan will be submitted to the North Carolina Board of Transportation for approval. 3.1.