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Memo to: Board of County Commissioners <br /> Page k <br /> February 5, 1979 <br /> AGRICULTURE/FARiJ PRESERVATION <br /> Staff has met with Dr. Paul Stone of the North Carolina Extension Service <br /> and is currently working with Mr. Evert Pierce, who is coordinating the Rural <br /> Development Panel, to establish a Task Force. The following; objectives are <br /> under consideration for such a Task Force: <br /> - preserve an important element of Orange County's economy <br /> -- preserve open space <br /> - preserve farming life-style <br /> -- preserve a valuable resource (prime farm land) permanently; slow <br /> conversion to other uses. <br /> - plan to minimize threats to farming operations from urban development <br /> ZONING EXTENSION <br /> The extension of the zoning ordinance will proceed; as appropriate, <br /> depending upon completion of the land use plan. There is no schedule of this <br /> activity, as yet.' <br /> INTERGOVERNMENTAL LONG-RANGE PLANNING COUNCIL <br /> No progress has been made, though discussions are continuing with the <br /> Carrboro and the Chapel Hill Planning Departments. <br /> Enclosure <br /> 4 <br />