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