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U 4 <br /> 1 <br /> • ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Data : February 19 , 2002 <br /> Action Age <br /> Item Now <br /> SUBJECT : Rural Planning Organizations Report <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING . ( YIN ) rho <br /> ATTACHMENT (S ) E. INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> t . Report on Rural Planning Organizations Karen Lincoln , ext . 2594 <br /> 2 . Attachment A — materials from TJCOO <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS : <br /> Hillsb rtough 732 �8181 <br /> Chapel HIMI 9684501 <br /> Durham 888 =7331 <br /> Mebane ( 330 )n7 -2031 <br /> PURPOSE To receive a report on Rural Planning Organizations ( F PO ) . <br /> BACKGROUND : The North Carolina (3eneral A ; aaembly , in 2000 , enacted legislation authorizing <br /> N DOT to create Rural Planning Organizations to give rural areas an active void in transportation <br /> planning . The North Carolina Dopartmont of Transportadon ( NCDOT ) has requested that all <br /> counties consider their interest in parddpating in the RFD program . i <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT : There is no financial impact associated with this agenda item at this time , If <br /> tha bard decides to form an RPO with other reundes , Orange County will have an annual <br /> obligation of Us shara of 20 of the funding for the lead planning agency and there will he <br /> additional Orange Counter staff time . <br /> RECOMMENDATION ( $ ) : As the Board decides , <br />