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Exhibit A 8 (SECTION VII - OVERVIEW OF INIPLETN EN'TATION STRATEGIES) service in the watershed would be reconsideied following, a study regarding the advisability of such extensions. Public Investments Development of a capital improvements program and budget is a key implementation tool. It requires integrating both County and municipal plans with recommendations and priorities for programming the fiscal outlay for capital improvements during the plan period. This administrative tool provides decision- makers with guidance mechanisms aimed at coordinating the improvement of the provision of public services and facilities with the private development they are.intended to serve. In particular the provision of water and sewer facilities, roads, schools and parks, among others, should be considered and approved in light of their development inducing impact on a specific area. Coordination with other Plans A successful and acceptable planning program necessitates the maximization of coordination between the Land Use Plan and other official plans and policies and the minimization of "conflicting signals". The plan should seek consistency with existing. local, regional, state and federal plans and policies. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the "Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area," accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997, is specifically incorporated by reference into this Plan and supersedes any provisions of this Plan that are inconsistent with the Small Area Plan with respect to the CJDA Transition Area. Public Education and Awareness The primary and most effective implementation tool is the acceptance and commitment of the general citizenry to the concept of the planning process and the product evolving from that process: a Land Use Plan. Since the planning process necessitates tradeoffs between the public and private use of land in a legal climate where property ownership and use is highly revered, public awareness and support and, consequently, public participation in the process should be facilitated and encouraged_