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75? The County Manager said Triangle ~ identified seven to thirteen sites in an FHA study made some years ago. Mr. Andy Dobelstein said he felt building a plan as you went along seemed contrary to the notion of a plan. He felt the plan should come first and then a mechanism to achieve the plan. He wanted the public to be informed of haw things were to be developed. He said he had been frustrated as a member of the Planning Board by the lack of comprehensive information. He felt the county needed better source data to be able to develop a plan. Commissioner Gustaveson said he felt both boards agreed the county needed an overall comprehensive plan but there were day-to-day decisions that also needed to be made. Commissioner Willhoit said there were many preemptive decisions made every day that point to the need to be sketched into the comprehensive elan framework or the county will loose the chance to make these decisions. Mr. Efland said he did not think the county residents saw a pressing need for zoning as do the people who live in more highly developed areas. Commissioner Whitted said the four main things we have talked about are: I) revision of present zoning ordinance, 2) completion of land use plan, ' 3) extension of the revised ordinance to Bingham, Cheeks and Hillsborough townships and 4) reservoir sites. Industrial and recreational development are other aspects of the land use plan. He said priorities needed to be put in perspective so the planning ' staff can develop a workable program. Commissioner Gustaveson said he was concerned that the county manage its growth and protect its natural areas. such as Eno and watersheds, and same of its basic industries, such as agriculture and the University. Commissioner !Jhitted said the Orange County tax base needs to be expanded in terms of industrial development to help diversify the residential tax•base. ' Dr. Bonar said industrial development should be expressed in land use plan by the advisory councils. Commissioner dJillhoit proposed the planning staff look into the four main items Commissioner Whitted suggested and give the boards an indication of what can be done with the existing staff or what additional staff might be necessary to achieve these objectives. The Planning Director asked for discussion of the roll of township advisory councils and how the staff should interact with them. Commissioner !Jhitted said township advisory councils Were created to advise the Planning Board• in the development of land use plans for individual townshios. Commissioner !talker said the advisory councils were developed to start land use planning at a grass roots level to bring to the Planning Board. The purpose of advisory councils is not to carry out policies of the Planning Board. Dr. Bonar said members of .the advisory councils are interested people who know their community and know what is desirable for their communities. He said land use planning was set aside during consideration of subdivision regulations. He said the Planning Board had asked the advisory councils to return to land use planning process and they have been working on it. He said he felt the planning staff should provide technical assistance and information to the advisory councils in a supportive roll rather than a directive roll. Commissioner Gustaveson expressed his concern that staff time might be exhausted in keeping up with the advisory councils. He felt the Commissioners might need to consider increasing the staff by three people. Dr. Bonar said he felt the staff should provide technical assistance and not secretarial assistance. Mr. Dobelstein said he thought advisory councils needed a lot of attention and staff time.