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6. Quality <br /> Community <br /> Life and � <br /> Participation <br /> Cultural arts issues: building database of artists; collaboration among arts groups, artists, schools&funding agencies; space for artists, <br /> and for exhibits and performances; support for arts; careful consideration of proposed Performing Arts Center, etc <br /> Parks and Recreation issues including need for more facilities outside of towns, swimming pools, greenways in Rural Buffer, teen <br /> programs, parkland north of Hillsborough, a better means of funding, more park/school combinations, better (2) <br /> intergovernmental cooperation, multi-use paths in utility easements, public transportation to parks, implementation of existing plans <br /> Maintaining and building community <br /> Human Rights and Relations issues(disparity between haves and have nots; gap between urban and rural Orange with resources <br /> concentrated in urban areas; equal access to health care, housing and jobs; educating people to live together& respect differences <br /> Civic participation <br /> Urban/rural (North/South)gap <br /> Historic preservation (including preservation of structures and sites; coordination of activities; public awareness) (2) <br /> Conflict resolution <br /> 7. Basic Human <br /> Needs, <br /> Services, <br /> 8� Issues <br /> � Affordable housing <br /> Substandard housing <br /> Homelessness <br /> Availability of disabled housing units and Section 8 housing <br /> Child Care (affordability, availability, quality) (8) <br /> Early care of children (8) <br /> Child Abuse/neglect (8) <br /> Poverty (need for: affordable housing and child care;jobs paying a living wage; transport to jobs) <br /> Affordability and cost of living (1) <br /> Underemployment; opportunities for job advancement; and job training (8) <br /> Welfare Reform <br /> Literacy (8) <br />