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178 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 550 <br /> 551 Cy Stober shared procedural slides, a tentative schedule and four available actions with the Board. <br /> 552 <br /> 553 Statler Gilfillen: I think you answered one of my questions,that it agrees with the comprehensive plan for Orange <br /> 554 County? <br /> 555 <br /> 556 Cy Stober: That is our staff analysis that can be found in the staff report in your packet, yes. <br /> 557 <br /> 558 Statler Gilfillen: I would like to ask the counterpart,the Mayor of Hillsborough, if this is in agreement with the <br /> 559 comprehensive plan for Hillsborough. <br /> 560 <br /> 561 Charity Kirk: Can we address the Mayor of Hillsborough at this time? <br /> 562 <br /> 563 Cy Stober:As a member of the public it would be unorthodox.... <br /> 564 <br /> 565 Statler Gilfillen: Okay, if I am not allowed to ask the question then I withdraw it. She was a speaker last week... <br /> 566 <br /> 567 Cy Stober: We did consult the town's current adopted comprehensive plan,they have a drafted comprehensive <br /> 568 sustainability plan that is not yet adopted. The existing comprehensive plan that the town has is reflected in COCA and <br /> 569 that is what staff consulted in its analysis and recommendation to the board. <br /> 570 <br /> 571 Statler Gilfillen: So your findings of your board are that this proposal would be consistent with both the County and <br /> 572 Hillsborough's comprehensive plans? <br /> 573 <br /> 574 Charity Kirk: Current, but one of the points that the mayor made was that they have a draft comprehensive plan that is <br /> 575 not public..... <br /> 576 <br /> 577 Cy Stober: It is set for public hearing tomorrow evening and public comment on Friday. <br /> 578 We can only consider adopted plans. <br /> 579 <br /> 580 Statler Gilfillen: I will assume that the answer to my question is that as the current law stands,this proposal meets the <br /> 581 comprehensive plans? <br /> 582 <br /> 583 Cy Stober: That is my analysis, yes. <br /> 584 <br /> 585 Statler Gilfillen:The question I have next would be the one that I inappropriately started to ask earlier of the lawyer,you <br /> 586 mentioned that within 2 years they would correct a traffic issue, if in the first 3 months you build a development on this <br /> 587 property that causes severe traffic problems because you have not finished what you planned in 2 years,what plans do <br /> 588 you have? <br /> 589 <br /> 590 Patrick Byker: I would have to take issue with that characterization.The point is that the first year's student enrollment <br /> 591 would be 150 students, that is fairly minor increase in traffic.The timing is important because we need to survey, design, <br /> 592 go through NCDOT review, and obtain approval before we can even let a contractor build those turn lanes.That is a time <br /> 593 consuming and expensive undertaking and that is why it is not really possible to have done on day one in conjunction <br /> 594 with the school being built. However, if we discover going through this process that there is a driveway constraint or <br /> 595 another constraint that does not allow the development team to build the turn lane themselves, we will just write a check <br /> 596 to Orange County NCDOT for them to build a turn lane since they have ....authority and we would write that check <br /> 597 before the school opens. <br /> 598 <br /> 599 Statler Gilfillen: I am the Eno River Township representative. I am probably the closest person to this site. I use <br /> 600 Lawrence Road on a ongoing basis. I have a number of specific questions.You or Jim Parker may be able to answer <br /> 601 these.A question was raised tonight about specific plans on the corner of NC10 and Lawrence Road. I am not sure what <br /> 602 plans you have but I am aware that that is already a difficult intersection . I believe there is a historic house with a marble <br /> 603 stone wall around it at the intersection that may get impacted historically. Do you have any plans or comments regarding <br /> 604 that intersection? <br />