Hillsborough Town Board to Hold Public Hearing on Rail Station Plan
WHAT: Public Hearing on Proposed Rail Station Plan
WHEN: 7 p.m. July 26
WHERE: Town Barn, 101 E. Orange St. Access parking from East Corbin Street.
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing July 26 on the final draft of a proposed plan that includes a rail station on land the town owns southeast of downtown.
Public comment on the proposed Hillsborough Rail Station Small Area Plan will be received during the Town Board’s monthly work session at 7 p.m. July 26 in the Town Barn, located at 101 E. Orange St.
The proposed final draft contains conceptual plans for a rail station site, which also could house a police substation and municipal meeting space. The conceptual plans were presented at an open house March 31. The Town Board received a report on the final draft of the small area plan document at its monthly work session on June 28.
Under the proposed plan, the town’s 20-acre site off Orange Grove Street also could include a civic/arts center, fire station, multi-level parking garage, office space, park land and townhouse condominiums. The Hillsborough Youth Athletics Association ball fields now located on the property would need to be relocated as the site is developed over time.
At this time, the project has no identified funding. However, the town is pursuing a variety of funding options. Until funding is identified, the project will remain at a conceptual level.
The draft plan also proposes a recommended transportation network and land uses for adjacent property to the south, located immediately behind the Daniel Boone shopping area and commonly referred to as “the Collins property.”
The draft plan and conceptual plans and renderings may be viewed on the Rail Station Task Force page of the town’s Web site. The renderings are conceptual only and do not represent final design, architecture or scale of the buildings. The style and density of proposed buildings or land uses likely will change as more input is provided through the town’s formal site design and review processes.
For more information, visit the Rail Station Task Force’s Web page:
http://www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us/content/rail-station-task-force
or contact Senior Planner Tom King <http://www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us/contact/senior-planner/> , staff liaison to the task force, at 732-1270 Ext. 73.
Date:
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Hillsborough Town Barn, 101 E. Orange St. Access parking from East Corbin Street
