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~7 <br />Chapel Hill - Carrbo>ro City Sc <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill R.~ <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27S 16 <br />Telephone: (919) 967-8211 <br />Fax: (919) 933-4560 <br />Neil Pedersen, Superintendent Stephen Scroggs, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Support Services <br />To: Jolui Linlc <br />Orange County Manager <br />From: Neil Pedersen <br />Superintende <br />Stephen Scroggs <br />Assistant Superintendent for Support Services <br />Re: Response to Smart Growth Recommendations <br />Date: Januazy 21, 2004 <br />In response to the request made by the County Commissioners, we have reviewed the <br />Smart Growth recommendations, Addendums "A" and "B" that were forwarded to us. <br />Attached is the action item approved by the Board. of Education at their regularly <br />scheduled meeting on .lanuazy 1 S, 2004. <br />The Board of Education approved Addendum "A"without change fi-om the original draft <br />submitted by the Conunissioners. <br />We are pleased that of the I S recommendations made in Addendum "B", we can support <br />12 of them without change. Two of the recommendations are related and will require <br />further study, both cost and feasibility. These include shuttle buses and shelters at park <br />and ride locations, A cost analysis is included. The one recommendation that we feel <br />must be changed is the teacher, staff and visitor parking, The Board of Education is <br />requesting an increase from 80 to 1S0 panting spaces, The reasons are detailed in the <br />action item. <br />We look forwazd to the County Commissioners' consideration of this matter <br />