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cost any money. Recommendation #9 is to identify and designate additional land for <br /> commercial development, in addition and/or adjacent to an economic development district. The <br /> area designated for economic development in Orange County is undersized for this strategic <br /> upgrading needed for economic development. In the economic development of the 2030 <br /> Comprehensive Plan, four of the 30 objectives were to expand the area suitable for economic <br /> development. She asked the County Commissioners to rethink the boundary of the Buckhorn <br /> EDD to include the area east to the Hillsborough boundary, and from US 70 to the south of I-85 <br /> as a vibrant, sensible economic development area. <br /> Susan Wingate is Vice President of Orange County's Special Education PTA and she <br /> thanked the County Commissioners for all of the time and effort they put into the community. <br /> She said that, with over 1,000 special needs children in Orange County, it is imperative that the <br /> school budget is funded that takes care of the needs of all of their children in the schools. <br /> Carolyn Christmon is a parent of a child at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School and she is <br /> in turmoil with all of the needs she heard about tonight. She said that the residents are tapped <br /> out with taxes so the County needs economic development to offset higher taxes. <br /> 4. Adjournment <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> adjourn the meeting at 8:23 PM. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Valerie Foushee, Chair <br /> Donna S. Baker, CMC <br /> Clerk to the Board <br />