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TO~t1/N ~F ~ARR~Of~® <br />NORTH CAROLINA 6 <br />WWW TOW NOFCARRBORO ORG <br />September 10, 2004 <br />Mr..lohn M. Link, 7r. <br />County Manager <br />Orange County <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />RE: Maintenance of Sidewalks on Homestead Road and Rogers Road <br />Dear Mr. Link: <br />The N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to construct a sidewalk on the west side of <br />Homestead Road from the vicinity of'the High School Road intersection to Rogers Road (approximately <br />1600 linear feet) and on the east side of Rogers Road from its intersection with Homestead Road to an <br />existing sidewalk (approximately 200 feet). Most of'this sidewalk is outside the town limits of Carrboro <br />and Chapel Hill, but within the transition area for the two towns, Construction by NCDOT is dependent <br />upon the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro accepting maintenance responsibility for the sidewalks.. <br />While Homestead Road and Rogers Road are state-maintained roads, sidewalk maintenance is normally a <br />responsibility of municipalities, Within town ]imits, municipalities are empowered by the N.C. General <br />Statutes to maintain sidewalks. However, this authority does not apply to sidewalks outside of town <br />limits. The Chapel Hill Town Attorney, the Orange County Attorney and the Town of Carrboro Attorney <br />have conferred on this matter and have determined that in this case the proposed town assumption of <br />responsibility for the sidewalk works falls within the terms of existing special ]egislative authority in the <br />tovm charters of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. <br />At its meeting on August 17, 2004, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed this matter. On a motion <br />by Alex Zaffron, a second by .foal Hall Broun, and a unanimous vote, the Board of Aldermen instructed <br />the Town Attorney to draft the appropriate documents expressing Carrboro's willingness to maintain the <br />sidewalks on Homestead Road and Rogers Road within Carrboro's transition area to be constructed by <br />the N.C. Department of Transportation. With this action, the Town of Carrboro requests that the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners authorize the Town to assume maintenance responsibilities for the <br />sidewalks. <br />The Town of Carrboro very much appreciates your assistance with this matter.. <br />Sincerely, <br />i'~*-~ <br />Steve Stewart <br />Town Manager <br />ec: Mayor and Board of Aldermen <br />George Seiz, Carrboro Public Works Director <br />Chuck Edwards, District Engineer, N.C. Department of Transportation <br />Karen Lincoln, Transportation Planner, Orange County <br />301 WEST MAIN STREET CAR RBORO NC 27570 1919) 942-8541 FAX 19191 918-4456 • TDD (6001 826~~7663 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER <br />