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Approved 2-20-2008 <br />5 <br />Sam Lasris: Construction of trails, or new sidewalks. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: It can be new sidewalks. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: Adding or modifying bike lanes, adding shoulders, bike facilities. You are saying nothing may happen <br />until 2009. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: DOT may have a call later in 2008. But it may be 2009. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: We need to make a list of our priorities of what we want. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: We will have time to work on this. At the same time, anticipating we are going to have projects for <br />which we would want to apply for these funds, we would have to approach the Board of County Commissioners to <br />approve money in the budget to construct the projects. Enhancement Project is a reimbursement program. <br /> <br />Bryn Smith: Is one of those 80% deals? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: They have been in the past 100% for counties. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: You have to pay the monies first and get 100% reimbursed. Some enhancement projects require a local <br />match. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: Some are based on population too. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: You can get up to $250,000, right? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: That’s a general ballpark figure. <br /> <br />Nancy Baker: How would you like to proceed with ideas for projects? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: The ERCD will come in March to discuss Park Development so there may be opportunities at that <br />meeting to discuss these issues. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: We could get some synergy to get combined funds for trails like the Mountains to Seas funding and <br />other projects. <br /> <br />Pat Strong: Does Hillsborough have a rail freight depot? <br /> <br />Al Terry: Efland does but Hillsborough does not. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: There is a slot open for the Historic Preservation Board and they are always looking for paths to their <br />sites. So there is an opportunity to work together on a trail or bicycle path. <br /> <br />Bryn Smith: I keep seeing news and articles that rails are coming back. I know there is no train stop in the County. <br />Even if we just begin to think about trains. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: North Carolina Railroad is doing a study about commuter rail. They are looking at three areas <br />Burlington to Greensboro and back, Burlington to RTP and back; and Goldsboro to Durham. They are also looking at <br />connector stations in a fourth corridor. There is one that goes from University Station (in Orange County) to Chapel <br />Hill North and Carrboro. <br />