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Approved 2.6.19 <br /> 274 <br />Craig Benedict responded that this had already been on the books for too long and that is why they are proceeding to 275 <br />remove it from the UDO. 276 <br /> 277 <br />Kim Piracci asked how long we had been a Dillion State. 278 <br /> 279 <br />Craig Benedict replied since Day 1. We only have the authority to regulate as the legislator gives us the power. 280 <br /> 281 <br />Kim Piracci questioned whether Dillion’s Law just not being implemented or whether it is something that was recently 282 <br />invented. 283 <br /> 284 <br />Craig Benedict explained that in the past the policy had been set with minimum standards and that it had been 285 <br />acceptable to perform beyond those standards. 286 <br /> 287 <br />Kim Piracci asked even though we were a Dillion State. 288 <br /> 289 <br />Craig Benedict replied, yes. He informed that there are now maximum standards and that it is not acceptable to 290 <br />perform below or above the standard threshold. 291 <br /> 292 <br />Kim Piracci questioned whether the Dillion’s Law was in the constitution. 293 <br /> 294 <br />Craig Benedict explained that the Dillion Rule originated from a previous legislator. 295 <br /> 296 <br />Lydia Wegman remarked that she did not believe it was in the constitution. 297 <br /> 298 <br />Craig Benedict said that it was just the way the process had been set to establish powers. He advised the board that 299 <br />they would receive a handout to view the information. 300 <br /> 301 <br />Lydia Wegman informed that the Planning Board, in light of the situation that the county finds it in, it has been 302 <br />approved, but there are still concerns. She stated that the Planning Board continues to support nutrient controls and 303 <br />hopes that there can be acceleration on the part of the state in developing nutrient requirements, so the county can 304 <br />propose them. 305 <br /> 306 307 <br />AGENDA ITEM 9: EFLAND-BUCKHORN-MEBANE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN -To receive an update on updates to the 308 <br />Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan. 309 <br /> 310 <br />PRESENTER: Nish Trivedi, Transportation Planner 311 312 <br />Nish Trivedi mentioned to the board that the Public Hearing scheduled on November 1st of last year had been 313 <br />continued and rescheduled to February 5th. He mentioned that the updates would also be presented to the 314 <br />OUTBoard on the 16th of January and to Economic Development on the 8th of January. He stated that the Planning 315 <br />Board provided recommendations to approve the plan with two conditions. The first condition was to provide the plan 316 <br />with more clarity on what the plan is and is not. The second condition was how the plan would meet specific goals 317 <br />and objectives in the plan. Additional content has been added to the plan which addresses the two conditions. The 318 <br />plan will be released no later than January 31. 319 <br /> 320 <br />Lydia Wegman questioned when the plan would be posted to the web. 321 <br /> 322 <br />Nish Trivedi responded no later than January 31 before the public hearing. 323 <br /> 324 <br />Alex Gregory asked if he thought that would give the public a better idea of what the plan is and is not. 325 <br /> 326 <br />Nish Trivedi confirmed that he did. 327 <br /> 328