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contingent upon a reassessment of the need for the Mattress Factory Road interchange as expressed by the Planning Board at their meeting of March 19, 1990. Commissioner Marshall suggested including in the recommendation for the adoption of the Hillsborough Plan, the parameters that Mr. Norwood has indicated are intended for Davis Road. Commissioner Hartwell expressed a concern about the inconsistencies between the two maps. Since the map is the plan, he would like to see the map corrected. Mr. Norwood assured the Commissioners that the inconsistencies would be corrected on the map. With regard to Davis Road, Commissioner Hartwell stated that there was a map of the western bypass drawn by Edison Johnston which showed that the road went around that area so it did not penetrate that watershed. He feels that some descriptive language would be helpful to clarify this route. The Elizabeth Brady Road crossing of the Eno would require a bridge and depending on the way the bridge is built could have little impact on the river. In response to a question from a citizen, Mr. Rogers stated that the selection of the Brady Road Extension as the western bypass is still the Town's choice. CITIZEN COMMENTS ELIZABETH FOX of Foxhill Farms spoke in favor of excluding the proposed Northside Drive from the Hillsborough Thoroughfare Plan. she stated that neither she nor her husband want the associated property restrictions on a large portion of their acreage for a proposed road that may never by necessary, particularly in light of additional lanes and other improvements proposed for St. Mary's Road. KIRK PELLAND spoke about the inconsistencies between the Hillsborough Plan and the DOT Plan. He questioned the inconsistency of a two lane road with a 100 -foot right -of -way. He asked that the whole idea of a Davis Road beltline be reconsidered. The development south and west of Hillsborough is primarily residential. The roads in that area serve very well and I -40 is a beltline that goes across Hillsborough. He asked who this road will serve. Mr. Norwood responded that the looped facility would carry the traffic around town. It is envisioned to serve the development already there and additional development. This will upgrade those roads to service those people that live in that area. It is not envisioned to carry a large volume of traffic. Kirk Pelland reemphasized that he does not want this beltline and does not think it is necessary. JAY ZARAGOZA referred to the outer loop and the fact that there are a lot of people who do not want it. He recommended that the Commissioners fully understand the implications of approving the Thoroughfare Plan and develop policies and procedures such as compensation for landowners before approving the proposed highway and decide how the exact alignment will be determined. He asked that the Board thoroughly analyze which highways they want built -- it is easy to add to a thoroughfare plan but hard to delete something from an approved plan.