HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-10-1996 BOC Special Meeting
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HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD
December 10, 1996
PRESENT: Mayor Horace Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Richard Simpson, Ken Chavious, Catherine
Martin, Remus Smith, NCDOT: Vance Barham, Don Darity, Tommy Dyer, Gorman Gilbert, BOARD
OF EDUCATION: Superintendent Bill Harrison, Steve Halkiotis, Principal Linda Halkiotis, Principal
Jean Swainey, and Miriah McPherson (neighbor), Town Manager Eric Swanson, Planning Director
Margaret Hauth
Mayor Johnson called this special meeting to discuss Nash Street and other transportation concerns
to order at 11: 10 AM. He asked everyone to introduce themselves. Swanson briefly highlighted the
items in the information packet and the topics to be discussed.
N ash Street
Mayor Johnson asked the school representatives to discuss their concerns with the intersection at
Hayes and Union Streets. The principals described efforts they have taken to increase safety and
described concerns and incidents at the intersection, S. Halkiotis thanked the Department for their
assistance at other school locations and said that the County and Board of Education would be happy
to cooperate with the Town and the Department to improve conditions here. McPherson related her
difficulties, as a resident of Nash Street, with the current situation and lack of traffic control.
Chavious agreed and related some of his observations as a Nash Street resident. L. Halkiotis noted
the special circumstances present on this street with the proximity of two schools, one of which
operates year round and the limited use of bus transportation by the students. She thanked the police
department and the town for its efforts in the area She suggested that making Hayes Street one-way
would provide an added benefit which should be investigated. Barham said the Department could
conduct another traffic survey to determine whether stop signs could be installed. Swanson
confirmed the vacation schedules of Hillsborough Elementary and Central Elementary with the
principals and asked Barham to delay the study until at least January 6 so both schools would be
open. Barham said that would not be a problem.
US 70IFaucette Mill & Revere Roads
Hauth briefly described the report she compiled from Police Department records regarding Nash
Street accidents for the previous 5 years. She added that the damage figures are those made by the
officer filing the report and were not updated by actual insurance figures. Chavious noted that many
accidents on the street are not reported because people do not wish to report them to their insurance
carriers. Simpson questioned how traffic singlas in other locations get installed and this request is
routinely denied. Darity described the standards used by the department in determining signal
location. He added that the Department has been studying the possible realignment of the streets at
that intersection, in hopes of improving the situation and making the eventual installation of a signal
possible. Darity said the proposal to realign the intersection should be available by the end of
January. Gilbert said he would try to set aside small urban funds to implement the report's
recommendations.
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TB/DOT meeting
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Truck route - completion of the Efland interchange
Gilbert and Barham reported that there remains only minor work to complete the project. Once the
contractor is finished, the Department will install the necessary off-project signage to direct trucks
through the appropriate route. Mayor Johnson suggested signage also be installed near the US 70
and 1-85 split near the Durham/Orange line to encourage trucks to use US 70 to directly connect with
NC 86. NCDOT agreed to 100k into that signage.
Mayor Johnson thanked everyone for attending the meeting to discuss these matters of mutual
importance. He asked everyone to stay for lunch and adjourned the meeting at 12:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Margaret A. Hauth, Secretary