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Orange County & NCDOT Highway Luncheon <br />Division 7 and District 1 <br />October 30, 2013 12:00 p.m. <br />11/07/13 <br /> <br />staff would evaluate the problems at the intersections and consider possible <br />ways they would be addressed. She requested that Abigaile send her <br />information on the proposed SRTS projects for the area. <br />c. Economic Development Districts <br />i. Buckhorn EDD - Morinaga development and service road (South of I-85/I-40) <br />to serve future Morinaga development (Craig Benedict, NCDOT) <br /> Craig Benedict stated that the County had contract with McGill & Associates <br />for design of the 2,500-foot long service road to serve the future Morinaga <br />development. He added that the road will involve a stream crossing and a <br />small amount of wetlands associated with a pipe under the interstate, but that <br />these environmental issues would be a limited encumbrance. He said that he <br />anticipates that the design plans would be delivered to NCDOT in March, <br />2014 and that the County is looking for a letter of commitment from NCDOT <br />that they will build the road. Mike Mills stated that funding has been approved <br />for the construction and the funding matter is on his desk. Mike Mills added <br />that the service road will be on the B-G MPO agenda as a STIP amendment. <br />Mike Mills and Craig Benedict discussed that Heather Fulghum with NCDOT <br />can work with the County on approval of the right-of-way documents. Craig <br />Benedict said he thinks the 80-foot width should handle the cut and fill needs <br />for the services road. Mike Mills said that the billboard, which is in Mebane’s <br />jurisdiction, will have to be removed for the right-of-way. Craig responded that <br />this had been discussed with the current owner of the property, who is the <br />lease holder. The billboard lease is coming up for renewal and relocation will <br />be a part of that discussion. There was some discussion between Craig <br />Benedict, Mike Mills and Ed Lewis about how the stream crossing for the <br />Morinaga site would be handled under a Corps Nationwide 39 Permit, but <br />going forward with future stream crossings in the Buckhorn EDD would be <br />handled under a Corps Nationwide 14 Permit, which will require that they look <br />at the larger stream network and the long-term planning intent of the EDD. <br />32 <br />ReturntoAgenda