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County Boy's and Girl's Club has a private camp off of Rimertown Road and the First Assembly Worship Center has a private camp on Camp Julia Road. The majority of children in this area attend the Mt. Pleasant schools, however to the west of the planning area there is a section in which students are assigned to various elementary schools which then feed into the Concord Middle and High Schools (see map ). TRANSPORTATION Major thoroughfares dividing the North Central Area include Old Concord-Salisbury Road, which provides access to Rowan County and travel between Concord, Kannapolis, and Salisbury; Irish Potato/Cold Springs Road which intersects NC Highway's 49 and 73; and Gold Hill Road, which extends northeast from the city of Concord off of NC Highway 73. All other roads are small country roads intermingling throughout the countryside and providing scenic drives through a predominantly agricultural area. The North Central Area residents are primarily small farmers who have indicated a wish to preserve the rural quality of life that they currently enjoy. They typically shop in Concord and Mt. Pleasant and are satisfied that the existing road network is adequate. Many of the road ~lignments follow natural ridge lines effectively connecting the various regions within the area. Poor soils quality will prevent the area from developing into an important agricultural region. In ~ddition, the establishment of a landfill will limit the opportunity of residential and commercial development. Thus, slowing down transportation impact to road systems associated with growth. Although some roads are close to reaching capacity, traffic counts are not increasing significantly. The transportation facility generally run north and south and don't feed 1-85 making it difficult to cross the area. Residents who are not farmers by-and-large live in subdivisions located along major thoroughfares, providing for easy access of employment and shopping outside the planning region. The area's elderly, disabled and low income population are served by CTS, Inc. a private van service to carry individuals to and from social service agencies, covered as part of these benefits, such as health care and nutrition centers. Another area of concern to the region is the impact of the proposed "outer outer beltway" which enters the North Central Area at its south western corner crossing 1-85, U.S. 29 and N.C. 49. This system will facilitate development at key intersections along the corridors however, growth would be limited to the 1-85 corridor north of the planning area. 7