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was held in Hillsborough on March 30, 1988 with 90 <br />citizens in attendance. The Outer Loop (Northern <br />Freeway) was the focal point of comments and <br />unanimously opposed by residents of Hideaway Estates, <br />Trinkus Manor, Hills of New Hope, and Pleasant Green <br />Road. They cited disruption of their communities, <br />adverse environmental impacts, violation of the Rural <br />Buffer concept, and lowered property values as their <br />main concerns. The Draft Plan was revised and <br />presented again to the County Commissioners on May 1, <br />1989. Extreme displeasure was expressed by the <br />Commissioners because the Outer Loop was still <br />depicted on the plan. <br />The Outer Loop was a topic for comment at a public <br />hearing held by the Durham County Commissioners on <br />March 21, 1990. Following public comment, the Durham <br />County Commissioners adopted a unanimous resolution <br />opposing construction of the Outer Loop through <br />northern Durham County. <br />In June 1988, NCDOT prepared a draft sketch plan for <br />the rural portions of the County's road system. The <br />plan lacked the specificity desired by the County and <br />the consulting firm of Kimley -Horn and Associates in <br />Raleigh was hired to assist the Transportation <br />Advisory Subcommittee (TAS) in developing a County - <br />specific road classification system for the portions <br />of the County not covered by an urban thoroughfare <br />plan. The classification system developed by Kimley- <br />Horn was coordinated with NCDOT to ensure acceptance <br />and proper match -up at the boundaries of the urban <br />plans. <br />The TAS met with Blake Norwood and Danny Rogers of <br />NCDOT on March 14, 1990 and reviewed the component <br />parts of the Proposed Orange County Thoroughfare Plan. <br />Their comments are detailed in the attached minutes. <br />In summary their comments related to the proposed plan <br />were as follows: <br />1) Hillsborough Plan <br />a) Elizabeth Brady Road extension - the need for <br />a route to relieve Churton Street congestion <br />was not disputed, but concerns were raised <br />regarding potentially adverse impacts on: <br />- the Eno River and adjacent flood prone <br />areas; <br />- the historic properties of Ayr Mount and <br />Montross; and <br />- established neighborhoods in the vicinity <br />of St. Mary's Road and U.S. 70. <br />b) Western By -Pass - Major concerns here dealt <br />with the potential impacts of approximately <br />2.5 miles of new road on the Upper Eno <br />