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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 19, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~- [` <br />SUBJECT: Petition for Addition of Subdivision Roads to the State Maintenance Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Vicinity Map for Oxbow Crossing Subdivision <br />2. Vicinity Map for English Hill Subdivision <br />3. Vicinity Map for Highlands North Subdivision <br />4. Petition letters & Secondary Road Addition Reports for <br />Oxbow Crossing Road, Oconee Court, Galax Court <br />Nancy Drive, North English Hill Lane, South English <br />Hill Lane, Staffield Lane, and Brendan Court <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />Karen Lincoln, ext. 2594 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane (336)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider petitions to add eight (8) roads in Orange County subdivisions to the <br />State-maintained Secondary Road System. <br />BACKGROUND: Oxbow Crossing Road, Oconee Court, Galax Court: Residents on Oxbow <br />Crossing Road (10 homes), Oconee Court (8 homes), and Galax Court (5 homes) in Oxbow <br />Crossing Subdivision have petitioned the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to <br />accept maintenance responsibilities for those roads. Oxbow Crossing is located off the east side of <br />Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road, approximately 320 feet south of Dairyland Road, Chapel Hill <br />Township. The Board approved Oxbow Crossing Subdivision in August 1997. <br />Nancy Drive, North English Hill Lane, South English Hill Lane: Residents on Nancy Drive (1 home), <br />North English Hill Lane (16 homes) and South English Hill Lane (10 homes) in English Hill <br />Subdivision have petitioned the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to accept <br />maintenance responsibilities for those roads. English Hill Subdivision is located off the east side of <br />Gwen Road on the north of US 70 Bypass in the Town of Hillsborough's Extra Territorial <br />Jurisdiction. The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners approved English Hill Subdivision in 1998. <br />Staffield Lane, Brendan Court: Residents of Staffield Lane (8 homes) and Brendan Court (10 <br />homes) have petitioned NCDOT to accept maintenance responsibilities for that road. The roads <br />are located in Highlands North Subdivision off the north side of Tallyho Trail (SR 2213) in the Town <br />of Carrboro's Transition Area. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved Highlands North <br />Subdivision in June 1996. <br />NCDOT has investigated these requests (please refer to attached Secondary Road Addition <br />Reports) and has submitted the petitions to the Board of Commissioners for its review and <br />approval. The Board must take an administrative action to approve the petitions to NCDOT in <br />order for NCDOT to accept the roads into the State Maintenance Program. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with this item. <br />