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8 <br /> Commissioner Lowen said Cornelius Street is the highway 70 bypass through <br /> Hillsborough. He said it is an entranceway into Hillsborough, and commercial or light industrial <br /> development here would be great. <br /> Steve Brantley said there is a good relationship and communication between the <br /> Town's staff and Chamber. <br /> Mayor Stevens said in the last year, the Town hired a designated economic <br /> development and tourism employee, named Shannon Campbell. He said she is working with <br /> Steve Brantley and the other towns. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there is an update on the Old Maxway area. <br /> Margaret Hauth reviewed some highlights from West Hillsborough: <br /> • they have been referring interest to the new owners of this strip mall (Northside) <br /> • there is no activity on the Gateway restaurant project, although the property has <br /> been acquired <br /> • the parcel next to Walgreens is for sale <br /> • Bellevue construction is going well <br /> • Cotton Mill <br /> • Redeye acquired a southern season warehouse, and had it rezoned to <br /> accommodate more mixed uses <br /> • Mystery Pub expansion just reopened <br /> • interest in Village Diner site <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update about the curb on parking across <br /> form the commercial area in West Hillsborough <br /> Margaret Hauth said after downtown is finished, they hope to put out to bid some <br /> sidewalk projects. She said most approvals from DOT are in place, and the funding is in place <br /> for this area. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if any thought has been given to how much water capacity <br /> can be given the commercial sites, since these would be higher users. <br /> Mayor Stevens said water would conceptually be allocated as needed, but it would <br /> exclude some high level users commercially. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it would be helpful to have an idea of how many gallons a <br /> day could be tolerated, so that the economic development department can recruit appropriate <br /> businesses. <br /> Eric Peterson said he could share this information with staff. <br /> Commissioner Price referred to the Sheetz business that is coming in, and asked if <br /> there will be more development in the same area. She said this company is a truck stop, and <br /> asked if the old bridge in that location is cause for concern. <br /> Craig Benedict said that is in the Orange County planning jurisdiction, and the only <br /> reason a Sheetz or a restaurant will be located there is because that was what was on site <br /> originally. He said the bridge is a limiting factor, and capacity is limited to what was there <br /> before. He said the intersection needs to be widened, which would open up capacity because <br /> there is over 30 acres there. <br /> c) Other Economic Development Updates <br /> (US 70/Cornelius Corridor, West Hillsborough, 85/NC 10 area**) <br /> Staff has been working with the Sheetz gas station for close to 2 1/2 years to get a new gas <br /> station permitted on an approximately 1 acre portion of the old Paliouras truck stop property <br /> across from Home Depot. Site plan and building plans have been approved for some time. The <br />