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October 5, 2009 (Work Session) Page 1645 She noted Harrisburg has not participated at this point. She further noted when it is time for the County to get involved in the process the County will have forums with property owners to discuss the issue. Chairman White purported before he is comfortable adopting the plan as presented, the following must be done: determine the difficulty of identifying and notifying property owners that the County is inclined to adopt the plan; get a response back from property owners on how the plan may affect them and address those concerns; if there are no major objections, collaborate with cities on implementing the plan over the next two decades; and the next step would be to adopt the plan. He emphasized before adopting the plan, the first step should be to communicate with property owners. John Day, County Manager, asserted it is not difficult identifying property owners; it would just be a matter of deciding the method of communication. He asked the Board if the matter could be revisited at the November work session so the County can present a proposal of communication strategies. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board voted to table the Carolina Thread Trail Greenway Masterplan Presentation until the November 2, 2009 Work Session. Update on I-85 Widening and Pitts School Road Realignment tiona John Day, County Manager, advised a presentation was made to public officials by NCDOT (North Carolina Department of Transportation) on the I-85 widening project which also includes some rerouting of roads. He presented an illustration of the two options available for realignment of Pitts School Road. Option No. 1 goes along Shelton Road which goes into Pitts School Road. He indicated the hash marks indicate the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District. The proposed realignment would bisect the Barbee property. He stressed it would not make farming impossible, but it would cause some difficulty because of all the buildings and equipment on one side of the proposed realignment in that equipment would have to pass over the roads. He identified an alternative realignment that goes along Pitts School Road and comes out at the Shelton intersection that would spare the majority of the Barbee property except for a section of which is not being farmed. He noted that the Bonds have no problem with the proposed realignment. He stated the Barbees would prefer the realignment as well. He announced there was a large participation at the public hearing last week of citizens concerned about the Barbee's property. Mr. Day noted he and Chairman White attended the earlier session along with other staff members to express the County's concerns. The maps are as follows: