Minutes 10-14-2025-Joint Meeting w/Fire Department

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44 Slide #32 Sewer Capacity Connection to Land Use Plans (cont.) • The Town's Comprehensive Sustainability Plan recommendations: r • Not concentrating density or large development r projects north of US HWY 70 due to transportation impacts on the Churton Street corridor Already congested intersections projected to continue tote congested based on the 2050 regional model include: N Churton Street and US HWY 70/NC 86 N S Churton Street and US HWY 70A • Develop and maintain a safe,efficient,and sustainable multimodal transportation system (including bicycle,pedestrian,and transit options) that offers alternatives to single- y occupancy vehicle trips and promotes health and access to jobs,destinations,and services in town. - Matt Efird said the reality is that neither the town nor the county can improve the major road systems. He said the town is already experiencing peak traffic issues on US 70, Churton Street, 1-85, and both HWY 86s, and providing additional dense growth, particularly to the north of US 70, is just going to exacerbate it. NCDOT does not have a near-term plan to improve this situation, and so again, concentrating growth in the current town limits to try to get away from some of that through traffic of people trying to get to the interstates using Tryon Street was one of the considerations in the recommendations. Commissioner McKee asked how growth will be accomplished in the town limits. Matt Efird described the significant development tracks available in the southern part of town, particularly in the old Daniel Boone property and Waterstone. Commissioner McKee asked how many units that could accommodate. Matt Efird said there are about 2000 permitted units that have already gone through the town's entitlement process and are yet to be constructed, which alone will increase Hillsborough's population by 30%, not including the potential in the areas he mentioned. Commissioner McKee said he thought the problem was infrastructure in sewer. Matt Efird said the town's CIP includes upgrades to conveyance systems that are the constriction for those areas of town to accept growth. In the next 5 years, he expects there should be capacity to move sewage within the system to get to the treatment plant to serve greater density in the southern part of town. Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how many units constitute a large development. Matt Efird said he doesn't have a specific definition, but there are some proposed projects around 200-600 units, and those would be considered large.