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~~ <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Sc <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill R: <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27S 16 <br />Telephone; (919) 967-8211 <br />Fax: (919) 9.33-4560 <br />Neil Pedersen, Superintendent Stephen Scroggs, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Support Services <br />To: Jolm Link <br />Orange County Manager <br />Prom: Neil Pedersen <br />Superintende~~~~' Y <br />Stephen Scroggs <br />Assistant Superintendent for Support Services <br />Re: Response to Smart Growth Recommendations <br />Date: 7anuary 21, 2004 <br />In response to the request made by the County Commissioners, we have reviewed the <br />Smart Growth recommendations, Addendums "A" and "B" that were forwarded to us. <br />Attached is the action item approved by the Board of Education at their regularly <br />scheduled meeting on Januazy 1S, 2004. <br />The Boazd of Education approved Addendum "A" without change from the original draft <br />submitted by the Conunissioners. <br />We are pleased that of the 15 recommendations made in Addendum "B", we can support <br />12 of them without change. Two of the recommendations az'e related and will require <br />further study, bath cost and feasibility. These include shuttle buses and shelters at pazlt <br />and ride locations. A cost analysis is included. The one recommendation that we feel <br />must be changed is the teacher, staff and visitor parking. The Board of Education is <br />requesting an increase from 80 to 150 parking spaces, The reasons aze detailed in the <br />action item. <br />We look forward to the County Commissioners' consideration of this matter. <br />