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debate about the feeling that the DOT should perform these tasks, <br />and staff at that time prepared a letter for Chairman Wheeler's <br />signature to request the DOT to carry out their project and do <br />this work. We never received a response to that letter, and we <br />called about this again recently and did not get a response to <br />our call. <br />Commissioner Scurlock did not feel that DOT has adjusted to <br />the new Comp Plan concurrency requirements that anticipate the <br />need because DOT does not move until the need can be <br />demonstrated. <br />Director Davis agreed there is a difference in philosophy. <br />Commissioner Scurlock went on to discuss the possibility of <br />having a building moratorium in certain areas of the county <br />because of problems with the state roads. He questioned what <br />happens and how it is enforced if a county continues to issue <br />building permits that exceed service levels. He felt strongly <br />that this system needs a lot of work and felt we should address <br />our Legislature and tell them that they are operating off a <br />different page than we are and there is a time lag. <br />Director Davis next addressed Item 3 which recommends that <br />County improvements at CR 512/USI should be complete prior to <br />project completion. He advised that the County is currently <br />engineering that improvement. There has been some question about <br />the railroad overpass, but if the twin pairs project is not <br />implemented, or some project is not implemented, then we will <br />have problems with 512 and USI. Currently we are on track with <br />that project, and it is in the radius of influence of this <br />project. He felt this is a good example of the impacts improve- <br />ments to these roads have on development because unless we <br />implement some project here, we will have a problem with <br />concurrency. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if Director Davis was saying <br />that if we don't move ahead with 512, we could be at moratorium <br />time in that whole radius of influence. <br />Questions followed as to the area that radius takes in, and <br />County Traffic Engineer Michael Dudeck explained that this is not <br />based on mileage but relates to the fact that there are very few <br />roads in this area for the traffic to get on. Radius of influ- <br />ence fluctuates; it depends upon the roadway system that will <br />support that given development; and it can vary a great deal. <br />Director Davis continued that the 512 improvements would be <br />the County's responsibility unless for some reason our 512 <br />project is delayed. Timing is an issue relating to whether the <br />developer wants to wait until those improvements are complete or, <br />whether he wants to move ahead and pay the premium and apply for <br />