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FRJM Nl-ln nErLTM & LAFETY d3.08. :5i4 15:3d F. <br /> 2 <br /> TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE COM UNITI( <br /> Orange County is committed to the concept of a sustainable community. A sustainable <br /> community uses and protects its human and natural resources to meet Current needs while <br /> ensuring that enhanced community assets are available for future generations. It seeks <br /> improved public health,an informed citizenry,and a better quality of life for all of its <br /> residents by promoting efficiency,conservation, pollution prevention,and developing <br /> IOW resources to strengthen the local economy. <br /> Suatainable Community principles <br /> Interdependence: Integrate long-term economic environmental,and social considerations <br /> into all decisions to reflect their inherent interdependence. <br /> Partnership: Invite cooperation and unify efforts between governments,business, <br /> nonprofit organizations,citizens,and others to address interdependence. <br /> Stewardship: Balance resource use and conservation between present anti future <br /> generations sa that future generations are not compromised. <br /> Diversity: Maintain diverse biological,economic,and social systems. <br /> Prevention: Anticipate and prevent social,economic and environmental problems rather <br /> than attempt to solve them after the fact. <br /> Equity: Ensure all community numbers equal opportunities to contribute to the <br /> economy,enjoy the environment and participate in decisions that affect them. <br /> Responsibility: Ask all community members to take responsibility for sustaining their <br /> community,and environment. <br /> ***END*** <br />