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6 <br /> Craig Benedict said the access management plan had three options, and staff <br /> recommended the option that would have the least impact on the community. He said that <br /> recommendation did not mean that staff endorsed that option, and he mentioned the <br /> communities' concerns during the public hearing. He said he can meet with the community, <br /> document all concerns, and attach them to the report so they are preserved moving <br /> forward. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said going forward it would be helpful for staff to highlight <br /> these community-affecting areas when they come up. <br /> Commissioner Greene said another community meeting with staff present would be <br /> a good idea. <br /> Craig Benedict said such a meeting could happen at the church. <br /> Commissioner Price said she is in favor of the community meeting, but she is <br /> concerned about adopting a plan with addendums as the plan still has a road that will go <br /> through this community. She said she would rather have the community and staff sit down <br /> together and work out the issues. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he was suggesting that all meet, and if the <br /> community is not on board after the meeting come back and take a different path. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he is not sure if this can be done in two weeks. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he, like Commissioner Dorosin, missed the information <br /> about the cemeteries during this discussion in the past. He said this would be a serious <br /> concern for any church community, and he finds a delay on this vote to be appropriate. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Reverend Umstead said there will be a community meeting on March 12th at 6:30 <br /> p.m. at Mt. Moriah Church, and Craig Benedict can come and share the impacts of this plan <br /> on their community. <br /> Craig Benedict said the best option is to remove this element from the plan, have <br /> the community meeting and if there is any value of bringing back later, staff can do so with <br /> the concurrence of the community. <br /> Nishith Trivedi said staff worked with Mebane on this plan, and provided the traffic <br /> separation study along with its vision for the area. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the portion of the plan is eliminated, does it go from <br /> the roundabout up to 70. <br /> Craig Benedict said all that will remain will be the intersection of industrial drive and <br /> Buckhorn, and if a road ever were to go out towards the rail area, it would go through this <br /> intersection point. <br /> Commissioner Price said if there is an intersection, there are roads going to it. <br /> Craig Benedict said it would not be a roundabout, but rather an intersection point. <br /> He said there would be no other alignment points or lines. He said if a developer would <br /> come forward, it would have to dedicate additional right of way to accommodate the <br /> expected growth in the area. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if this would come close to the cemeteries. <br /> Craig Benedict said the cemeteries are not between the church and the right of way. <br /> Chair Rich said she is hearing that the Board will not vote on this tonight, staff will <br /> hold a community meeting, and possibly return with a future agenda item that will remove <br /> Buckhorn Road from this. <br /> Craig Benedict said staff can remove Buckhorn Road from the vote tonight, have a <br /> community meeting, and come back to the Board when the community is satisfied for it to <br /> do so. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if Buckhorn Road can be put back in to the plan at a <br /> later point. <br />