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Approved3/21/18 7 Other counties have cities so they must coordinate with transportation priorities with them. We are simply Orange 323 County. 324 325 8D.ORANGE COUNTY &NCDOTHIGHWAY (DIVISION 7&DISTRICT 1)LUNCHEON MEETING NOTES,NOVEMBER 30,2017326 (ABIGAILE PITTMAN)327 328 Abigaile Pittman noted the materials included in the agenda packet. She then passed around a news release that 329 NCDOThad just sent out regarding lane closures to install the chain-linked fencing on the Orange Grove Road 330 bridge over Interstate 40. 331 332 Heidi Perry said we didn’t get a sidewalkalong Orange Grove Road.Abigaile Pittman said there is discussion about 333 having awork session discussionregarding a county sidewalk policy. Heidi Perry said a date needs to be set for that 334 discussion. AbigailePittman said the county hasmultiple adopted plans supporting sidewalks but no formal policy. 335 She reminded the Board that counties don’t maintain roads. The county has transit stops with no sidewalk access. 336 Heidi Perry said it makes them impossible to access and she noted there was just a fatality in Chapel Hillat a bus 337 stop with no crosswalk because there is no sidewalk. Abigaile Pittman said NCDOT doesn’t createsidewalksbut 338 Orange Countycould apply for an encroachment agreement if they planned to construct a sidewalk.339 340 Alex Castro said Eno HavenApartments, which isaffordable housing for seniors,has a sidewalk that does not 341 connect to Meadowlands Drive where the Jerry M. Passmore Center(senior center)is located.Some Eno Haven 342 residents push walkers along Business 70 to reach the Passmore Center.343 344 Abigaile Pittman said a sidewalk to finish that connection was discussedrecently with a work group for the Master 345 Aging Plan, andbased on that discussion shethinks Hillsborough will consider financing that sidewalk using fees in346 lieu fundsfor thesidewalk connecting Eno Haven to Meadowlands Drive.347 348 Abigaile Pittman noted one more thing of interest regarding paving the unpaved section of Arthur Minnis Road, 349 referring toPage 71 of the agenda packet. It’s been ontheNCDOT agenda for about 5 years. There’s a group of 350 residents in the middle who don’t want it paved but there is a new owner who may dedicateright of way and then 351 NCDOT would have75 percent of homeowners approving the project and can then use eminent domainforthe rest 352 of what NCDOTneeds to pave that section.353 354 8.E NCDOTPROJECT UPDATES (HANDOUT)355 356 8.F 2018REGULAR MEETING CALENDAR (HANDOUT)357 358 AGENDA ITEM 9:BOARD COMMENTS359 360 Heidi Perry invited discussionabout creating a greenway connecting Carrboro to Hillsborough, perhaps along Old NC 361 86. She asked what the steps would be to make it a project. 362 363 NishTrivedi answered that Orange County is inthe process of putting it in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan 364 (MTP), which has bike/pedestrianmoney that is not allocated. Hillsborough and Carrboro are in support of it. In the 365 next NCDOT Spot Safety Programprocess,wecan see if it qualifies for that funding. 366 367 Heidi Perry said maybe we could get an update at the next meeting. Nish Trivedi said he will find out if it needs a368 corridor study or goes to theSpot Safety Program.369 370 Heidi Perry said in the MTP 45 plan it ispretty obvious that there are a lot of bike/ped projects from Raleigh to 371 Durham and Durham to Carrboro and none to Hillsborough.372 373 David Laudicina asked if people who live on Old NC86 are in support.NishTrivedi said he needsto find out if a374 corridor studyis needed.Heidi Perry said also it would be good to have a chance for people who live there have 375 input. Brantley Wells said additional land would be needed, so the people along there would have to be notified.376