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Recommendations were generated in the following seven areas and the goals established therein will serve as guide for the County's economic development activities. 1. Location and Types of Non-Residential Development 2. Infrastructure 3. Business Assistance, Retention, and Creation 4. Agriculture 5. Housing 6. Visitor. Services 7. Education and Training In most cases, the recommendations included in Economic Development Strategic Plan are consistent with existing goals and strategies developed within various topical areas. Source: Sustaining a Quality Community through Balanced Economic Growth Executive Summary May 14, 1996 Further, in 1996-97, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provided economic development technical assistance to the Town of Chapel Hill. Consultants from the Enterprise Foundation met with Orange County housing providers, small business assistance organizations and job training organizations as a method of conducting a community assessment. In April 1997, the consultants returned to Chapel Hill to present their findings to the community. Key issues discussed included: • The impact of the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill on housing, the downtown area and employment; • The Town's housing market including high cost, high demand, market constraints, displacement of the indigenous and senior populations, and the issue of land values; • Opportunities for the community to work with a recently established community development corporation, EmPOWERment, Incorporated, on a variety of affordable housing and economic development related projects; and • How welfare reform will affect the Town of Chapel Hill and its residents, specifically in the areas of transportation and job training. The consultants also made suggestions regarding how the Town could implement programs that would address the issues mentioned above. The suggestions include: 25