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20 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Not having a plan <br /> 3 Funding Opportunities <br /> 4 ■ County weakens its partnership with the MPO/RPO and NCDOT, making it <br /> 5 difficult for the public, staff, and County to advocate for its transportation needs. <br /> 6 ■ Without a strong public-private partnership to address the transportation <br /> 7 network, County— including its residents— relies totally on the State to fix the <br /> 8 transportation problems brought on development, even without development. <br /> 9 ■ Future businesses seeking to develop in the County may not want to take <br /> 10 responsibility for the traffic impacts they will cause to existing roads nor be <br /> 11 accountable for future traffic patterns they create due to their development. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 The Plan — Right-of-Way <br /> 14 <br /> 15 The Plan — Intersections <br /> 16 <br /> 17 The Plan — Intersections <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The Plan — Intersections <br /> 20 <br /> 21 The Plan — Intersections <br /> 22 <br /> 23 The Plan — Road Connections <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The Plan — Service Roads <br /> 26 <br /> 27 The Plan — Roadway Connectivity <br /> 28 <br /> 29 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 30 NONE <br /> 31 <br /> 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee for <br /> 33 the Board to close the public hearing. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the reduced access plan, and the recommendation in <br /> 38 the packet to go with the reduced connectivity plan, and clarified that this is recommended <br /> 39 because the other plan may hinder economic development due to the burden of the <br /> 40 requirement to build roads. <br /> 41 Craig Benedict said that is correct, and a line on the map may inhibit a potential <br /> 42 development. He said with economic development being so competitive, it is wise to keep <br /> 43 things as visible and understandable as possible. <br /> 44 Commissioner Dorosin said by not having the more extensive plan, when the properties <br /> 45 get developed the County does not have the same leverage to require that these connections <br /> 46 be made. He asked if it is more dependent on the developer and its desires. <br /> 47 Craig Benedict said yes, if a project is permitted by right, there are standards within the <br /> 48 code to ask for a lot of things, but since this would not be in there, a road cannot be required. <br /> 49 He said if it is conditional zoning, or a master plan development conditional zoning, it may be <br /> 50 possible to bring this requirement back in via negotiation. He said other elements of the plan <br />