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II. Access Management Plan The E-B-M AMP is updated using a strategic planning process. The detailed analysis included in the 2017 Transportation Study, located in APPENDIX B, documents the quantitative nature of the planning area, identifying key access management issues addressed by the original 2011 access management plan. This E-B-M AMP update is to follow a planning process similar to the original 2011 AMP. A community meeting was conducted to gather public input on the plan, including the issues, concerns, and recommendations of the attendees. Access Management strategies have been evaluated, recommended, and included in this document in order to execute a successful plan. A summary of the planning process is shown below in FIGURE 5 and detailed in this chapter. A. Community Meeting On August 28, 2018, Orange County Planning Department hosted a Community Meeting at Gravelly Hill Middle School, located within the planning area. Extensive outreach was conducted to get the public involved in the planning process, this included: • Individual letters mailed to each property owner in - and within 500’ of - the planning area notifying them of the Community Meeting and encouraging their participation. • Posted on County website urging public involvement and keeping them updated on the plan’s status. • Provided a schedule requesting public participate when the plan goes before Planning Board, Orange County Unified Transportation Board and Board of County Commission for approval. The Community Meeting was held in the gym at Gravelly Hill Middle School from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Maps of the E-B-M planning area were displayed around the gym with comment cards and brief surveys soliciting their input while crafting the plan. Detail comments from the community meeting are included in Appendix C. They support the need for an update of the E-B-M AMP and are supportive of the implementation strategies necessary to address their transportation concerns in the planning area. B. 2017 Transportation Study The 2017 Transportation Study (APPENDIX B) analyzed existing conditions for the planning area. The area is mostly rural in character with a few commercial properties scattered throughout. Sites such as Morinaga America Foods, Inc., Forma-Fab Metals, Cleora Sterling, and Gravelly-Hill Middle School are located within the planning area. I-85/I-40 bisects the area and is paralleled by US-70 and West Ten Road. Efland Fire Department Station 2, GE Industrial Solutions, and Efland Cheeks Elementary School as well as other uses are found along the area’s border. Since the 2011 AMP’s adoption and the subsequent 2017 Transportation Study, the planning area has been further analyzed, including updating traffic count and crash data and additional road and intersection improvements have been identified for the area. 2011 AMP and 2017 Transportation Study Community Meeting Recommendation AMP Update and Implementation Figure 5: Planning Process 30