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12 See response to ED-3.1 above. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective ED-3.3: <br /> Form partnerships with Durham Technical Community College, UNC-Chapel Hill, <br /> Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools, Orange County Schools, and others to provide <br /> adequate training and education to enable workers in Orange County to obtain high <br /> quality jobs. <br /> See response to ED-3.1 above. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective ED-3.4: <br /> In coordination with the Business Climate working group, help communicate the <br /> types of jobs the County wants and expects to create so that workers can develop <br /> realistic career expectations and obtain appropriate training. <br /> The Business Climate Work Group provided a report on its assessment of private <br /> sector job creation in its July 2006 update to the EDC Five-Year Strategic Plan. <br /> Status/Action: Completed <br /> Objective ED-3.5: <br /> Ensure that County workers and those preparing for the workforce have access to <br /> transportation, child care, elder care, and affordable housing. (See also Housing <br /> Objective H-1.5.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective ED-4.1: <br /> Enhance historic character by supporting organizations' efforts to preserve, promote, <br /> and maintain historic structures, and identify Orange County policies that may be in <br /> conflict with these efforts. (See also Cultural Resources Objective CR-2, CR-3, and <br /> CR-5, and Housing Objective 3.6.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective ED-4.2: <br /> Provide lifelong learning opportunities, from early childhood through senior citizens. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective ED-4.3: <br /> Welcome and promote greater inclusiveness and diversity. <br /> The Director serves as the economic development ambassador of inclusiveness and <br /> diversity. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Obiective ED-4.4: <br /> Enhance rural and agricultural community character by supporting local agriculture <br /> markets, supporting complementary conservation and management tools, and <br /> considering tools to make farming more profitable. (See also Agriculture Objective <br /> AG-2 and AG-3.) <br /> The Agriculture Economic Development Coordinator serves the economic <br /> development needs of the County's agricultural community through projects such as <br /> the Piedmont Food and Agriculture Processing Center and the PLANT @ Breeze <br /> Farm Enterprise Incubator. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> 10 <br />