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Session Law 2005-276, Section 28.27 allocated twenty-eight million dollars to the 14 Highway Divisions for economic development transportation projects. Each Highway Division will be allocated an equal share of two million dollars for fiscal year 2005-2006. The NCDOT has developed the following project selection criteria: Economic development transportation projects should contribute to further economic growth and development. Funds in each Division not needed for economic development projects shall be used on spat safety needs to enhance safety, reduce congestion, improve traffic flow, reduce accidents, and for system preservation. Any remaining funds in each Division shall be used on Transportation Improvement Program projects, Right-of-way should be provided at no cost to NCDOT. Utility relocations should be accomplished at no cost to NCDOT. Economic development funds on each project should be limited to $400,000, Waiver of this limitation will be approved by the Board. The Boards may want to hear from staffs and share any relevant information on this issue, No Attachments c) Renovations/Inspections for Historic Structures The Orange County Historic Preservation Commission working in tandem with the Orange County Inspections Division has established a 'Quick Response Team' and demolition permit process to prevent loss of important historic buildings to demolition. A similar process could be discussed with the Town of Hillsborough Historic District Commission. Historic buildings or any existing building can be renovated, altered, reconstructed or repaired under either the North Carolina Building Cade, chapter 24, Volume IX of the Existing Building Code or the North Carolina Rehabilitation Code, The choice of which code best fits the scope of the project is made by the project designer. However only provisions of one code apply, codes cannot be mixed. To date, only the Paliouris Truck Stop has selected the 'Rehab Code' to design their renovation, The Boards may want to hear from staffs and share any relevant information on this issue, No Attachments 3. Justice Facilities Update The Justice Facilities Expansion Project has been expanded to include 38,000 square feet, rather than the original 25,000, This was necessary in order to meet the current demands for Sheriff Department and direct Court-related program space. Further, County Commissioners have expressed a desire to limit expansion of the Courthouse to a single phase, Rather than constructing four distinct 25,000 square foot expansion phases over the course of twenty years, as was prescribed in earlier studies, the single 38,000 square foot expansion will be the sum total of expansion at the courthouse, The expansion project will also include two additional elements: development of River Park and the construction of a Farmer's Market,