A Public Meeting will be held at Town Hall on December 5, 2007 at 6 p.m. to introduce the Northwest Huntersville Transportation Study.

The Town of Huntersville has requested that the MUMPO (Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization) staff analyze proposed changes to the roadway network in the vicinity of Beatties Ford Road and NC 73. The proposed changes are the result of recommendations from the Beatties Ford Road Small Area Plan adopted by the Town in September 2007. Any approved changes will be included in an amended MUMPO Thoroughfare Plan.

MUMPO staff has begun preliminary work on its study of the recommendations of the Small Area Plan. The initial focus will be on the proposed relocation of the Vance Road Extension.

A meeting to discuss initial findings will be held on Wednesday, December 5 at 6:00 PM at Huntersville Town Hall (101 Huntersville-Concord Rd.) The public is invited to attend to learn more about this project. In addition, comments will also be requested on the four other items.

Listed below are the five recommended changes to be analyzed:

- Realign the proposed Vance Road Extension so as to terminate at NC 73 west of its current proposed terminus.
- Construct a new minor thoroughfare (A) that will link Vance Road Extension to NC 73 at a point opposite Terry Lane.
- Construct a new minor thoroughfare (B) that will link Oliver Hager Road to Ervin Cook Road.
- Realign the proposed Birkdale Commons Parkway Extension so that it will terminate at minor thoroughfare A. The current proposed alignment links this roadway with Ervin Cook Road.
- Terminate the proposed Hugh Torance Parkway Extension at minor thoroughfare A. The current proposed alignment extends the roadway to NC 73.

For more information or to comment on the project, visit: http://www.mumpo.org/Northwest_Huntersville_Transportation_Study.htm.