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m <br />.~~~. CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> post Office Box 707 <br /> CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Charles D. McGtnnis/County Manager <br />FROM: Thomas B. Robinson/Planning Director'~~'' <br />DALE: May 14, 1984 <br /> <br />SUBJECT;~/Board<.__ of Co~vnission Resolution.requesting North Carolina Oepartment <br /> 0~ of Transportation to assist Planning Department .in development of <br /> a County Thoroughfare Plan and to expand Kanlacon Planning Jurisdiction <br /> to include the area from N.C. 49 to N.C. 73 west of Concord and <br /> the Town of Harrisburg. <br /> <br /> At present, Cabarrus County has a Thoroughfare Plan for its urbanized areas - <br />the Kanlacon Thoroughfare Plan. However, this plan excludes much of the County, <br />especially areas which are experiencing development pressure. We need a County-wide <br />Thoroughfare Plan which can tie into the Comprehensive Plan to be developed for <br />Cabarrus County. <br /> <br /> The North Carolina Department of Transportation has stated that they will <br />assist in the development of a County Thoroughfare Plan if officially asked to <br />do so. Therefore, I would like to request that the Board of Commissioners consider <br />this need and pass a resolution asking for this State assistance, <br /> <br /> Iff a related matter I would also ask that the Commissioners consider the nee~ <br />to enlarge the Kanlacon Transportation Planning Area to include the area from <br />Highway 49 to Highway 73 west of Concord and the Town of Harrisburg. The western <br />area of the County is quickly suburanizing and three of the County's four main <br />highway linkages with Charlotte lie within this area. At present approximatley <br />25% of our labor force uses these facilities to con~nute into Charlotte to work <br />each day. In addition, the Charlotte Motor Speedway is expanding the size and <br />number of its activities. Transportation Planning in this area is a necessity and <br />should be undertaken in the State funded Municipal Planning Organization for this <br />area known as the Kanlacoo Transportation Planning Area. <br /> <br /> I would ask that the Commissioners make this request to enlarge the Kanlacon <br />area either under a geparate resolution or as part of the resolution requesting <br />assistance in the development of a County Thoroughfare Plan, <br /> <br /> <br />