The Board of County Commissioners will hold a quarterly public hearing with the Orange County Planning Board and the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the F. Gordon Battle Courthouse on East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough. Here’s the agenda:

Public Hearing Items

1. US 70/Cornelius Street Strategic Plan: A joint Town/County Task Force worked for the past year to develop a strategic plan for Cornelius Street between North Churton Street and Holiday Park Road/Lakeshore Drive. The area is in Hillsborough’s planning jurisdiction, but implementation will require the cooperation of both local governments. Note: The Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners will join the County Commissioners and Planning Board for presentation of this item.

2. NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan: A citizen task force, Durham and Person County representatives, and two Orange County Commissioners have spent the past 10 months addressing planning issues for a 900+ acre area in the northeast corner of Orange County. Issues include non-conforming, non-residential land uses, traffic/access management, water quality and quantity, noise and noxious odors, and an appropriate level of residential and non-residential development. The Task Force suggests a zoning overlay entitled Rural Economic Development Area (REDA) be created to facilitate bringing non-conforming activities into compliance. More »