The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners met in regular session = on Monday, April 20th, 1998 at 10:00 AM in the Conference Room of the County Office Building, 90 South Main Street, Sparta, NC 28675

&= nbsp; The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners and the North Carolina Department of Transportation held a public hearing on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at 7:00p= m in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the County Administrati= on Building, 348 South Main Street, Sparta, North Carolina. This meeting was held to discuss t= he 2006-2007 Secondary Road= Construction Program.

&= nbsp; Present - County: Vice-Chair Warren Taylor, Commissioner Randy Miller, Commissioner= Doug Murphy, Commissioner Milly Richardson, County Manager Don Adams and Clerk to the Board = Karen Evans. Chair Ken Richardson was absent.

&= nbsp; Present – NC Department of Transportation: Brandon Whitaker, Scott Gallman, R= oger Todd, Carolyn Hudson and Teresa Woodle.

&= nbsp; Vice-Chair Warren Taylor called the meeti= ng to order at 7:00pm a= nd turned the meeting over to Brandon Whitaker.

Mr. Whitaker introduced the Department of Transportation staff. He revi= ewed the guidelines on how the funding could be spent on secondary road construction= . He stated a priority system is a li= st of the priority ratings with all of the unpaved roads ranked; which went into = effect in early 2005. He explained h= ow the priority system works and is updated every four years. He reviewed how they count every s= tructure on the road and issue points accordingly with the highest points roads being first on the priority list. <= o:p>

Mr. Gallman reviewed the allocation for FY 2005-2= 006 and the anticipated allocation for FY 2006-2007.

FY 2005-2006 Allocation

Highway Fund &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = $ 1,257,394

Trust Fund &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 724,599

Total Allocation = &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; $ 1,981,993

FY 2006-2007 Anticipated Allocation

Highway Fund &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = $ 1,350,232.25

Trust Fund &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 1,004,892.67<= /o:p>

Total Anticipated Allocation &n= bsp; = &nb= sp; $ 2,355,124.92

= &nb= sp; Two-= Year Total &n= bsp; = ; $4,337,117.92

Mr. Gallman further reviewed the program. He talked about the process if a right-of-way can’t be obtained. He named the roads that would be graded, drained, based, paved and stabilized in FY 2006-2007. He further explained the re-alignm= ent of Elk Knob Road and spot stabilizations, paved road improvements, replacement of small bridges with pipe and safety projects. He stated that the secondary = road program is subject to the availabi= lity of funding, right-of-ways, and environmental review, proposed funding allocations are projections, continuing down the priority list to fund additional secondary road projects if additional funding is available and continuing down the priority list if secondary roads cannot be paved due to= the inability to obtain right of way.

Mr. Gallman asked for questions from the County.<= o:p>

Commissioner Warren T= aylor asked about repaving of paved roads.

Mr. Whitaker stated that those monies come from a different section of funding.

Commissioner Warren T= aylor and Mr. Whitaker talked about the type of paving materials used in Alleghany County.

Commissioner Warren T= aylor asked how roads can go forward being paved if they have been placed on the hold l= ist because of right-of-way issues.

Mr. Whitaker explained the process of getting roa= ds back on the paving list if they have been placed on the hold list.

Commissioner Doug Murphy and Mr. Whitaker talked about widening a road while they are in the process of paving the road.

Commissioner Milly Richardson, Commissioner Doug Murphy and Mr. Whitaker talked about the width requirements for each road a= nd each situation is reviewed.

Mr. Gallman opened the floor for questions from t= he public.

Bob Richardson talked about his road has been pla= ced on hold. He stated that he kn= ows now that he needs to pursue this issue with his neighbors. He further stated his appreciation= for the State’s efforts.

Allen Kennedy stated that his road is on the curr= ent list and wants to make sure it moves along.

Mr. Gallman stated that road’s construction should start by the end of this year or the spring of 2008.

Richard Andrews stated that the road is not on the list. He reviewed the number = of structures on his road and asked for any help that could be provided.<= /o:p>

Mr. Gallman stated that his road is number 22 on = the priority list and it would be number 12 after this year’s list is completed.

Richard Andrews asked the State to do anything th= at can be done.

Danny Pruitt stated that he lives on the same road and his questions were just answered.

Donald Conrad asked how many houses are on Phipps Farm Road.

Mr. Gallman stated that there are three full-time residences, one part-time residence, one school bus route and one business located on that road.

Mr. Whitaker reviewed the three actions that the Commissioners can take; make recommendations on the program, approve the program, or delay action until a later date. He thanked the Board for their tim= e.

Vice-Chair Warren Tay= lor thanked the Department of Transportation for this program. He reviewed the three options befo= re the Commissioners regarding this program.

Co= unty Manager Don Adams asked the Commissioners if they have any changes regarding this program to put the issue on the next agenda.

Commissioner Milly Richardson asked about moving = Pruitt Road= up.

Mr. Whitaker stated that the State cannot deviate from the priority list.

Commissioner Doug Mur= phy made a motion to postpone action on the secondary road program until the next meeting. Commissioner Milly Richardson seconded the motion.

The Board of Commissioners and County Manager Don Adams talked about delaying the vote until the first meeting in February.

The Board voted on the motion on the floor. Vote = 4:0.

Vice-Chair Warren Tay= lor thanked the State for their efforts in the county and the public for attending this= meeting.

Vice-Chair Warren Tay= lor adjourned the meeting at 7:26pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Karen Evans

Clerk to the Board

Attest:

Ken Richardson

Chairman