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Economic Development <br />• Scores of new small businesses exist, <br />helped by. available start -up facilities and <br />incentive programs <br />• New businesses are drawn by a skilled <br />workforce, an infrastructure for research <br />and development, and UNC <br />County -Wide Planning <br />• Growth in population, dwelling units, <br />businesses and schools has occurred <br />within a county -wide plan to foster <br />compact development and an <br />infrastructure for public transportation <br />• Town and county governments and the <br />University have cooperated in developing <br />and adhering to an integrated growth <br />management plan <br />IL <br />Representative Government <br />• County Board members are elected by <br />district, thus assuring representation for <br />all regions of the County <br />• Active local forums (town, township) <br />have significant input to the deliberations <br />of the county -wide Citizens Roundtable <br />School System <br />• 16 new schools have been added since <br />1999, at least one specialized for training <br />In technical and manual skills <br />• Greater diversity of education and cost <br />effectiveness have been achieved by <br />merging the two school systems <br />• Area community colleges are meeting the <br />needs of citizens for skill training and <br />post secondary work <br />Citizen Involvement <br />• A Citizens Roundtable, appointed by the <br />governing boards, has created a process. <br />for arriving at consensus on county-wide <br />planning <br />-- widely publicizes its deliberations <br />-- obtains input from citizens <br />-- builds a county-wide sense of <br />community <br />University Development <br />• In coordination with the County's <br />transportation plan, the main UNC <br />campus is an auto -free zone <br />• The significant increase in on- campus <br />dorms relieves student demand for <br />nearby off-campus housing, making the <br />latter more available and affordable for <br />non - students <br />1 <br />