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Board of County Commissioners <br />October 19, 2009 <br />Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Director <br />Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch <br />North Carolina Department of Transportation <br />1548 Mail Service Center <br />Raleigh, NC 27699-1548 <br />Subject: TIP Number I-3803B -Proposed Widening of I-85 <br />From I-485 Interchange to NC 73 Interchange <br />Dear Mr. Thorpe: <br />The transportation improvement project referenced above includes the realignment of <br />Pitts School Road in Cabarrus County. Two alternative routes for this realignment are <br />being considered; the first, known as Alternative A, is recommended by NCDOT staff. <br />The second, known as Alternative B, is a shorter route that disturbs less acreage. <br />Since both Alternatives A and B pass through farmland enrolled in the Cabarrus County <br />Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD), a public hearing was held by the Cabarrus <br />County Voluntary Agricultural District Advisory Board (ARAB) to gather information <br />and report on the effects of the proposed realignments of Pitts School Road on the <br />affected farms. <br />The ADAB found the impacts of Alternative A significantly detrimental to the operation <br />of the Barbee Farm, which has existed on the same site for over 100 years (ADAB report <br />enclosed). The ADAB found Alternative B far less disruptive to farm operations and <br />therefore offered its support to that route. <br />The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners endorses the findings and <br />recommendations of the ADAB found in the enclosed report. Further, in an effort to <br />relieve the concerns of the Barbee family and the hundreds of concerned citizens in the <br />region, the Board of Commissioners respectfully requests the NCDOT to quickly select <br />Alternative B as the proposed route for realignment of Pitts School Road. <br />Should the need arise, please do not hesitate to contact me regarding this very important <br />matter. <br />65 Church Street SE (28025) • P.O. Box 707 Concord, NC 28026-0707 <br />Phone: 704.920.2100 • Fax: 704.920.2820 <br />Website: www.cabarruscounty.us <br />337 <br />G-1 <br />Supplemental Information <br />