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Attachment 2is the Draft EnoEDD Access Management Planforpublic hearing. The Eno EDD Access Management Planis also available on the Orange County Planning Department website at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/SpecialProjects.asp . Public Outreach: In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, a Public Information Meeting/Open House was held on September 4, 2013 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Shared Visions Retreat Center (historic Murphey School), 3717 Murphey School Road, Durham, NC (in Orange County). Elevenmembers of the public plus Commissioners Jacobs and Price were in attendance. Generally, there was support for access management in the area, yet some concerns were expressed about truck traffic and speed limits along Old NC Hwy. 10, and impactson the residential neighborhood associated with nonresidential development. Quarterly Public Hearing Comments: This item was heard at the September 9, 2013joint (BOCC and Planning Board) quarterly public hearing. Some residents appearing voiced their overall concerns to previously approved development plans (i.e., zoning, future. They submitted a petition (Attachment 3)in opposition to the Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan (which was adopted in 2008, and amended in 2009). Although the petition does not directly address the Draft Eno EDD Access Management Plan, the BOCC recognized that the residents were expressing concerns about potential future impacts on their residences and the rural road character of Old NC Hwy10. In response, the BOCC requested that the staff research protections that could be put into place to preserve the character of Old NC Hwy 10. St. Mary’s Road was mentioned as an example. Another comment at the hearing addressed the correct terminology for the two-foot striped area from the shoulders of Old NC Hwy 10 that was done by NCDOT to improve safety for bicyclists. The BOCC referred the Plan to the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) and the Planning Board with a request that arecommendation be returned to the BOCC in time for the November 19, 2013 BOCC regular meeting. Staff Recommendationsfor Plan Revisions: In response to discussions and comments at the Quarterly Public Hearing, staff developed recommendations for the following revisions to the Plan: x Page 4, Item 9, and page 21 – Rephrase language regarding bike lanes to state that NCDOT has striped the pavement two feet from the shoulder of Old NC Hwy 10 for bicyclists. x Page 26, Eno EDD Access Management Concept Map – Remove symbol for possible commuter rail transit stop from the map and legend; and Revise the legend for signalized intersections to ‘existing signalized intersection’. x Discuss with NCDOT the need for improved signage to restrict truck traffic on Old NC Hwy 10, and to find ways to inform truck drivers of the low overpass heights along the road. 9