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would be organized similar to the Sussex County study, and an outline of the proposed guidebook is included 11 as Attachment F. Mr.Arendt has been chosen as consultant for the project because of his national reputation in the field of open space planning. Evidence of his work may be found in the following publications: • Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley (Center for Rural Massachusetts) • Rural By Design (American Planning Association) • Designing Open Space Subdivisions (Natural Lands Trust) Because of Mr. Arendt's expertise, and because this proposal is modeled on his work in another jurisdiction, his involvement would be more cost effective than seeking the services of another consultant. A summary of the proposed project and expected products is provided below. • One study is to be prepared using three counties as case studies. Counties have been selected basdd on willingness to participate as well as location in the Albemarle-Pamilco Estuarine Region. Counties and the rationale for selection include: Currituck County A coastal county, located in the Currituck Sound Drainage Basin in the extreme northeast corner of the state (see Attachment C). Craven County A coastal county, located in the Neuse River Drainage Basin on the Neuse River just before it enters the Pamlico Sound(see Attachment D). Orange County An inland county, located in the headwaters of the Neuse Riuer Drainage Basin in the north central portion of the state (see Attachment E). A map depicting the major river basins and constituent counties of the Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed is provided as Attachment B. • For each county,an area containing valued cultural and natural features has been selected to illustrate how the cluster development approach would be used to preserve the features. The case study sites are summarized in Attachments C through E. The actual case studies would include narrative descriptions as well as site plans and birds-eye perspectives showing the existing site, features to be preserved,the site developed as a conventional subdivision,and the site developed using an open space or cluster design approach.Samples of a birds-eye perspective and a site analysis showing development potential are provided in Attachment F. • In terms of products, the following are proposed: o The study, including one copy-ready document for each of the three counties and the following agencies: