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2 <br /> in central Orange at New Hope Elementary School. The January <br /> 27 meeting was held at the Orange Grove Community Building in <br /> southwest Orange. <br /> A total of 261 notices were mailed to citizens on a variety of <br /> committees/mailing lists, and the local media. In addition, 200 <br /> flyers were distributed at convenience stores and other locations in <br /> the rural areas. Citizens were invited to attend any of the three <br /> meetings. <br /> A total of 53 persons attended the meetings. A listing of <br /> their comments, and a summary by staff is provided as an <br /> attachment to this item. While there were a number of different <br /> comments received, a few common themes were sounded at all <br /> three meetings: <br /> o None of the citizens could select one alternative over the other - <br /> finding likes and dislikes with both. <br /> o Two-acre lot conventional development was clearly preferred over <br /> one-acre lots, for a number of different reasons (see summary). <br /> o Five-acre lots with incentives were universally popular. <br /> o Citizens felt that open-space development (OSD) densities were <br /> too high. Several recommended lowering the top-end density to <br /> one unit per gross acre. <br /> o Many citizens were concerned about the use of alternative <br /> wastewater systems for open-space developments. <br /> o Many area of rural orange County are unique, and different <br /> development standards in different areas might be appropriate. <br /> RECONE4iFNDATION: Receive as information. <br />