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4 <br /> <br />safety and enjoyment of the area. The NTAAC has also advocated for multi-use path designs 1 <br />in other projects, including the Ballentine Development where there is a well-used path fronting 2 <br />Old NC 86. 3 <br /> 4 <br />The Jones Creek path begins at Morris Grove School and ends at the intersection of Carrboro 5 <br />and County land. The County maintains their section of this trail and it continues to be a model 6 <br />example of recreational multi-use paths. Unfortunately the path ends abruptly several hundred 7 <br />yards before the Hogan Farms neighborhood. Much to their frustration, the connecting terrain is 8 <br />unpaved, rocky, hilly, and muddy making a riding a bike or walking to school difficult for 9 <br />neighborhood children. Carrboro has received a grant funding the building this connection to 10 <br />the Jones Creek Path which will facilitate its regular use. The grant includes an educational 11 <br />component which will support the Morris Grove faculty / staff to encourage children to ride bikes 12 <br />or walk to school. The NTAAC is strongly supportive of this effort and continues to recommend 13 <br />that the Town of Carrboro fund connecting its separate sections for pedestrian and bicycle 14 <br />uses. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Excessive Trash along Old NC 86 Calvander to Eubanks: 17 <br />The NTAAC remains concerned about the excessive trash along Old NC 86 (i.e., from 18 <br />Calvander to Eubanks). It’s our underrating that the trash is collected twice a year by the 19 <br />Highway Departments’ prison systems. This schedule is not frequent enough. Old NC 86 is a 20 <br />major artery road feeding to the Solid Waste Center. Due to trash falling from vehicles traveling 21 <br />to the Solid Waste Center as well as the amount of traffic on this stretch of Old NC 86, garbage 22 <br />accumulates along this road at a more rapid rate than at other locations. The NTAAC 23 <br />recommends that the collection schedule be revised given that the road is too dangerous for 24 <br />community groups to sponsor or adopt for cleanup. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Way Finding Project: 27 <br />The Town of Carrboro has recently hired Axia, a consultant firm, to analyze its signage into 28 <br />gateway points and within the town itself. The goal is to provide clear and consistent signage 29 <br />and branding. The NTAAC did not have any specific critiques as to the methodology of the 30 <br />analysis as performed and reported in Phase 1 nor did we object to the general conclusions as 31 <br />presented. The NTAAC did, however, provide input as to particular signage in the Northern 32 <br />Transition Area (NTA) which seems to be redundant and adds to the clutter of signage on the 33 <br />roadways, recognizing that some of this signage may be required by NCDOT. The NTAAC 34 <br />recommended that directional signage at the intersection of Eubanks Road and Old NC 86 35 <br />would be helpful, particularly as the area grows and motorists less familiar with that intersection 36 <br />need to ascertain directions to Hillsborough and Carrboro. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Respectfully Presented and Submitted by: 39 <br />Amy Jeroloman – Orange County Rep to NTAAC, Current Chair 40 <br />Anahid Vrana– Orange County Rep to NTAAC, Current Vice Chair 41 <br />Deb Rich – Orange County Rep to NTAAC 42 <br /> 43 <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if Craig Benedict could address some of these issues, and 44 <br />the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has been waiting for answers from the Town of 45 <br />Carrboro since October 2016. 46 <br />Amy Jeroloman said the NTAAC thought the traffic study was done in November 2017, 47 <br />but has received no information. She said the NTAAC contacted the Department of 48 <br />Transportation (DOT), who was unaware of any such study. 49