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3 <br />Town <br />of <br />Hills <br />s,~i~s <br />RESOLUTION OF THE HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF CROSSWALKS TO SUPPORT THE STATED <br />GOAL OF DEVELOPING PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS THAT WOULD MAKE <br />HILLSBOROUGH A SUSTAINABLE WALKABLE COMMUNITY <br />WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough has a stated goal of developing pedestrian pathways that <br />would make Hillsborough a sustainable walkable community, and <br />WHEREAS, walking promotes healthier lifestyles by improving physical and mental fitness <br />which relates to better function and quality of life and longer life, and <br />WHEREAS, walking improves the environment by reducing motor vehicle use and poor air <br />quality, as well as traffic congestion and noise pollution, and <br />WHEREAS, walkers bring business to shop owners increasing property values, and <br />WHEREAS, walking reduces crime which promotes neighborhoods where everyone can live <br />safely, and <br />WHEREAS, walkers interact with neighbors developing a network of social support, while <br />building a sense of community, and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners, <br />that the Board hereby agrees to support the construction of crosswalks in the following locations <br />in this priority: <br />NCDOT Streets <br />1. Mid street on Churton between the Brick Alley and Farmer's Market <br />2. King Street at Turnip Patch Park <br />3. Cameron Park Elementary School at St. Mary's Road <br />4. Comer of Nash St. and Dimmocks Mill at "Gold Park" and the Leland Little auction <br />house <br />5. St. Mary's Road and King St. <br />6. HWY 70 bypass from N. Fairview at Faucette Mill and Revere Rd. (near Lunsford) <br />7. Oakdale Road from the not-yet-built area (Oakdale Village) on Churton to State <br />Employees Credit Union <br />8. King Street and Churton Street, Asphalt Grid Stamp and Repainted Crosswalks (also <br />recommended in the Downtown Streetscape Improvement Plan) <br />101 Enst Orauge Sheet 1 P,O. Box 429 ~ Hillsbororfg/t, Nort/r Cnrolinn 27278 <br />919-732-1270 ~ 919-644-2390 <br />Ej 1991 Town of'iiillstxrawgh <br />