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5 <br /> development, and which may include but are not limited to the <br /> following: <br /> 1 . Local economy <br /> a. Public fiscal balance - Net change in government fiscal <br /> flow (revenues less expenditures) . <br /> b. Employment - Number and proportion of new jobs taken by <br /> county residents, and change in number and percent of <br /> employed, unemployed, and underemployed. <br /> c . Wealth - Change in real property values on development <br /> site and adjoining parcels . <br /> 2 . Natural environment <br /> a. Air quality - Change in level of air pollutants relative <br /> to standards and number of people at risk or bothered by <br /> air pollution. <br /> b. Water quality - Change in water pollutant <br /> concentrations relative to standards for each body <br /> 41/1 of water. <br /> c . Noise - Change in noise and vibration levels relative to <br /> standards and number of people bothered by excessive <br /> noise and vibration. <br /> d. Wildlife and vegetation - Number and types of endangered <br /> or rare species, natural areas , and/or wildlife <br /> corridors that will be threatened or lost. <br /> e. Agriculture and forest land - Change in acreage in <br /> agricultural and forest use, and in availability of <br /> prime, state, and locally important farmland. <br /> 3 . Aesthetics and cultural values <br /> a. Attractiveness - Disturbance of physical conditions <br /> currently considered attractive; removal/improvement of <br /> unattractive conditions . <br /> b. View opportunities - Number of households (or <br /> businesses ) with designated scenic views that are <br /> blocked, degraded, or improved. <br /> c. Landmarks - Rarity or importance of cultural, historic, <br /> 4/0 and archaeological landmarks to be lost or made <br /> inaccessible. <br />