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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 28, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 " a <br />SUBJECT: NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan Task Force Appointments <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Volunteer Interest List <br />Small Area Plan study area map <br />List of Issues, Opportunities and <br />Constraints, and Vision Statements <br />Study Time Frame <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Baker, 24.5 2130 <br />Craig Benedict, 245 2592 <br />Dianne Reid, 245 2326 <br />Glenn Bowles, 245 2577 <br />PURPOSE: To consider appointing interested individuals to the NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small <br />Area Plan Task Force.. <br />BACKGROUND: On .June 27, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners authorized the Planning and <br />Economic Development staff to begin a process to develop a Small Area Plan far an area in and around <br />the Orange County Speedway, including a ga-cart track, an asphalt plant, and a bedrock quarry. Since <br />that time staff has sent letters of invitation to property owners in the study area and to representatives of <br />Person and Durham County to review the intent and process for this project. <br />Two neighborhood meetings have been held on July 13 and August 3 to solicit interest in the task force <br />and to begin to identify issues, opportunities and constraints, and a vision for the study, <br />The purpose of this taskforce is to discuss the issues surrounding the passible establishment of a new <br />zoning and land use district/designation for the area along NC Hwy 57. The taskforce will address local <br />nonresidential and owners' concerns pertaining to existing non-conforming and future land uses as well <br />as expand rural economic development opportunities within the area. <br />COMPOSITION: The NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan Task Force proposed <br />mamhershin innlurlas~ <br />Area Property Owners Darrell Chandler <br /> Jonathan Hubbert <br /> Debra Logner <br /> Mac Miller <br /> Bruce Peters <br /> James Walker <br />Citizens At Lar e Karen Barrows <br />Area Business Owners Kevin Delmas Peters <br />Representative from Economic Development Anita Badrock <br />Commission <br />Representative from Durham County Currents No A licants <br />