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87 <br /> Orange County Transit Plan April 25, 2017 <br /> governing boards of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, and • 2 people attended the meeting at GoTriangle's offices <br /> Hillsborough. These meetings were open to the public and on Wednesday, April 12 <br /> many were televised on local public-access television and . 11 people attended the meeting at Chapel Hill Town <br /> streamed over the internet. Hall on Thursday, April 13 <br /> Over the course of the 21-day public comment period, many <br /> comments were received through the channels of public <br /> Between March 31 and April 21, 2017, channels for submitting comment. <br /> comments were monitored and comments submitted were <br /> collected and sent to members of the Staff Working Groups,the <br /> Durham County Board of Commissioners, the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners, the Durham City Council, the Chapel Major comments were about access to the light rail, <br /> Hill Town Council, Carrboro Board of Alderman, the connections to areas of the community, growth and congestion <br /> Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, the DCHC MPO Policy in the area, the cost and funding of the light rail project, the <br /> Board and the GoTriangle Board of Trustees on a rolling basis. benefits of the light rail project, and equitable service to all <br /> areas of the county. <br /> Across all of the avenues of public comments, the following <br /> input was received: Below are a list of general themes received through public <br /> comment. <br /> • 47 emails sent to info @ourtransitfuture.com <br /> • 34 surveys submitted through the online comment GENERAL <br /> form, . There are issues that should be funded before we fund <br /> • 12 comment forms were submitted at public workshops <br /> transit (i.e. schools, roads) <br /> Attendance at public workshops • Transit is an important issue for our community, which <br /> will enable smart growth <br /> • 11 people attended the meeting at Durham Station on . We need to listen to the needs of seniors <br /> Monday, April 10 . We need a plan that prioritizes community members <br /> • 13 people attended the meeting in Hillsborough on who commute daily for work/school <br /> Tuesday, April 12 . Building more roads will not work to reduce congestion <br /> • Plan has too much debt/We can't afford this plan <br /> Final Page 63 of 65 <br />