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Jeff Charles: I don't ride St. Mary's Road, it is too dangerous. Because of the nature of the road, it is not used by <br />cyclist. I started asking myself how we can get them not to do this. There are drainage ditches on either side that <br />needs to be extended, there are embankments you would need to cut into - big money. The preferred route would be <br />going up to Lawrence to St. Mary's to New Sharon Church. That is how we get to that area. <br />Sam Lasris: What is the Durham argument for it? <br />Jeff Charles: This is the MPO. <br />Abigaile Pittman: They want to connect dots (locations). I will need to bring it back to the OUTBoard in June for a <br />quorum. Your choices are to endorse the St. Mary's /Sharon Church /Guess Road route or endorse St. Mary's or you <br />can nothing. <br />Paul Guthrie: We can't endorse because we don't have a quorum. We can ask the question of, was there a cost <br />comparison? We know there was not. I think we can send a message that we have real concerns. <br />Jeff Charles: This is reflective of a number of issues we are having. I am not convinced the MPO has cyclists at <br />heart. If they are doing this, they are not taking cycling serious. I think you should Invite Dale McKeel to an <br />OUTBoard meeting. <br />Bret Martin: The MTP went through a conformity determination and sometimes whether they have reasons or not, <br />they don't want to go through the red tape to make an amendment to the MTP. <br />Abigaile Pittman: However, they did make some other changes. <br />Paul Guthrie: We should send them a message that the board has problems with this and it needs to be sorted out. <br />Paul Guthrie: The OUTBoard has the ability to talk to the BOCC and give its best advice. <br />Abigaile Pittman: I have no problem inviting Dale McKeel to a meeting with the OUTBoard, or Chuck Edwards. Next <br />month we have a full agenda so why don't we discuss at the meeting in June topics for Chuck Edwards. I will talk to <br />Tom Altieri about an appeal for St. Mary's Road. I would like Dale McKeel to be at the meeting when we vote on this <br />issue. <br />Abigaile Pittman: In your packet on page 17, there are copies of materials addressing project prioritization I would <br />like to review this. Bret and I will continue to expand this table by category and try to keep track with status <br />information so we will be ready for the MPO's future official project prioritization process. <br />AGENDA ITEM V: STAFF UPDATES <br />a. Strategic Mobility Formula and Prioritization <br />b. Project updates from NCDOT. <br />OUTBoard Action: Receive updates. <br />Abigaile Pittman: Reviewed slides. <br />Paul Guthrie: Is Project 5318 still happening? <br />Sam Lasris: They are putting in new culverts and tearing up the edges of the road for about 10 yards and <br />resurfacing. I guess in anticipation of 86 being widened. <br />