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May 6, 2008 Draft Comprehensive Plan <br />Table of BOCC Accepted Planning Board Revisions <br />(Line items revised by the BOCC have been noted where applicable) <br /> <br />PB Proposed Revision m <br />° w <br />~~ ~ <br /> (Chapter breaks and new objectives are shaded) ~ ap" ~ ~ ~ <br /> # ocam ° ~ <br />~ a~ ~ ~U ~ o~ <br /> <br />`± <br />a <br />-c v~ U <br />m <br />' <br />o <br /> a <br />O om <br /> <br /> Add the following: Tourism is another significant component of Orange <br /> County's economy. Accordina to the 2006 Economic Impact of Travel on <br /> North Carolina, a study conducted by the Travel Industry Association of <br /> America more than 1 710 'obs in Oran a Count were direct) attributable to <br />13) 3-16 35 travel and tourism. creating $27.62 million payroll This industry is BOCC 7/9/2008 <br /> continuing to flourish and increased 8 2 percent between 2004 and 2006 <br /> generating an economic impact of $127 6 million Tax revenues the count rL <br /> receives from travel and tourism represents an $85 tax saving for each <br /> resident of the County. <br /> Add;the fdllovv~ng';,additional objective;Obi~ctive ED 1.~8 Explore policies to'~ <br />14) 3-18 38 use in attracting and encouraging development of companies and- Public 8/6/2008 <br /> enterprises thattwill build~and~~tpand upori'the CciitV`s economic base . <br /> <br /> Objective ED-2.5: Identify lands suitable <br />15) 3-19 10 ia~ to accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial and Public 8/6/2008 <br /> industrial uses in the Count . <br /> Objective ED- 2.6: <br />16) 3-19 13-21 ed~ Identi areas that are desirable and attractive to major <br /> <br />corporate users with access to public transportation networks and possibly gOCC 7/9/2008. <br /> rail. <br />11/18/08 All comments from. the May and August Public Hearings were considered by the Planning Board during its review process. 4 of 32 <br />