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Page 2 of 2 <br />Thomas ODwyer <br />Orange County Planning Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />Conflict of Interest: <br />Supplemental Questions: <br />Orange County Planning Board (REQUIRES DISCLOSURE STATEMENT) <br />Please list the work/volunteer experience /qualifications that would add to your expertise <br />for this board. <br />I am a Design/Builder with a passion for Energy efficiency, indoor air quality and outdoor living <br />space <br />What unique perspective can you bring to the Orange County Planning Board? <br />Energy efficiency and bringing stakeholders together to discuss objectives for a Greener Orange <br />county <br />What do you see as the responsibilities of this board, and what do you hope to <br />accomplish if appointed? <br />Assure appropriate guidelines are followed with developers, and propose ways to increase <br />energy efficiency and indoor air quality <br />What do you consider to be be the most important issues facing Orange County related <br />to growth? <br />Homes and commercial buildings that waste energy <br />What role should the Planning Board take in guiding and regulating growth? <br />Support all ordinances and work to achieve goals for a much more sustainable and cooperative <br />community <br />How would you, as a member of the Planning Board, contribute to the implementation of <br />the Board of Commissioners' adopted Goals and Priorities? <br />First know the BOCC adopted Goals and Priorities and implement them with any new development <br />Other Comments: <br />Sustainable /Smart Development of land should be the norm in our future. My <br />understanding is, it requires legislative approval for ordinances that have certain <br />requirements. We should do as many things possible to support environmentally <br />responsible development, such as creating solar easements for future renewable power <br />use, smarter energy efficiency improvements in new construction, Smart Grid <br />development, or work on ways to propose changes in the legislature to better protect our <br />environment on local levels. STAFF COMMENTS: Applied for Commission for the <br />Environment 05/11/2006; Applied for Orange County Planning Board 06/15/2012. <br />ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 105 Boulder Lane is in Chapel Hill Township, Chapel Hill <br />Jurisdiction, Chapel Hill Town Limits. <br />This application was current on: 12/17/2013 3:00:52 PM Date Printed: 9/15/2014 <br />