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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF - Vg COIL X44 1T9i ~~~ CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN q~ SUPPORT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO NORFOLK SOUTHERN ;~ ~ AND CSX RAIL LINE INTERSECTION ~4 ~ *~ WHEREAS, freight and passenger mobility is critical to the economic ••N ~t~ prosperity, energy efficiency, and quality of life in the state of North c~ Carolina and the Cabarrus Region, and WHEREAS, population growth, increased trade and changes in international regional, national and international logistics, have combined to create both freight movement and passenger vehicle congestion throughout the state of North Carolina, and WHEREAS, many recent studies have shown that transporting goods by rail is more energy efficient than transporting goods by truck, and creates fewer air quality-eroding carbon emissions, and WHEREAS, the state's population is projected to increase by 50 percent by 2030, creating additional demands on land-use and our transportation system that is already over capacity; WHEREAS, the intersection of the Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation rail lines in uptown Charlotte require improvements for safety and efficiency, and WHEREAS, these improvements will improve both passenger and rail traffic through Cabarrus County and surrounding areas and benefit the local residents and citizens WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Cabarrus Economic Development Board of Directors supported the rail improvements in June 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners endorses the rail intersection improvements and encourages the United States Department of Transportation to fully fund the project to address the state's pressing rail needs. Adopted this 20t~' day of July, 2009. H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board F-7 Attachment number 1 Page 173 of 627