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1. Economic <br /> Vitality and <br /> Quality <br /> Business diversity-fostering a good small-business environment; avoiding reliance on a few large employers <br /> Natural resource protection and business activities (recycling, eco-industrial parks) <br /> Business opportunities and environmentally sound transportation <br /> The environment and job creation <br /> Viability of agriculture as a business (2,4) <br /> Lack of mid-wage, mid-skill jobs(and relation to zoning) <br /> Impact of UNC on our economy (7) <br /> Affordability and cost of living <br /> Cumbersome processes for local approval of commercial projects (2,5) <br /> 2. Management <br /> Of Growth and <br /> Development <br /> Local and regional coordination for land use planning <br /> Mixed use development <br /> Buffers/Urban Growth Boundaries <br /> Infill development <br /> Development density <br />, Loss of environmental quality and natural resources (4) <br /> Loss of open space(forests or fields) (4) <br /> Urban sprawl/avoiding sprawl (4) <br /> Loss of rural character (4) <br /> Farm and farmland preservation; viability of agriculture as a business; and loss of prime agricultural soils to development(affects open <br /> space, water quality, rural character, wildlife corridor, economy, etc. issues) (1,4) <br /> Historic preservation (including preservation of structures and sites; coordination of activities; public awareness) (6) <br /> Resource-wise infrastructure planning/relationship between land use and infrastructure <br /> Limit expansion of power lines and telecommunication towers, and encourage alternative electrical generation <br /> Neighborhood character <br /> Downtown revitalization <br /> State/local decision making framework-expanding ability of local gov'ts to chart their own course <br /> Institutional longe-range plans(UNC, Duke) <br />