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} 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 9 10 11 12 13 ]4 15 16 {7 }Q 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4} 42 4@ 44 /5 46 47 40 49 50 51 Me citizens are provided and protected without depleting the quality Oflife. Some important issues are water supply, air quality, and supply Of locally grown agricultural products. She said that this might be the last really good chance to join the international concept of working together for a sustainable world. Robin Taylor-Hall iG8 citizen OfHillsborough. She represents the Simpson Ef|andheirs. She said that the heirs want h0make sure that 2D issue iG addressed OD one Of the properties (7Q.23@cr88), north Of|-85 and |-4O. There isGhuge watershed area 8t the bottom of this tract Of land, and this was put there when the Seven Mile Creek Reservoir was planned. Since this isnot being planned anymore, the request is that this be removed or addressed in the comprehensive plan. She made reference b] the letter written tn her bVthe heirs and submitted to the County Commissioners and the Planning Board. Renee Price is from Hillsborough and is on the Historic Preservation Commission. She said that the Commission had two goals, and one got into @Oover-arching goal, and she ig concerned about this. She proposes going back botwo goals. She said that there iGmajority support Ofthis from the HPC. although there was no-vote on it. The goals are: preservation Ofthe architectural and archaeological resources of Orange County and their associated and landscapes; and awareness and appreciation ofB diverse historical and cultural heritage Of Orange County. Allen Rosen lives iO Chapel Hill Township. HeisgDlenOberOf -[heViUageP 'eCt8Sw8U as a member of the recently formed coalition that is paying a lot of attention to the Comprehensive Planning process. He thanked the County Commissioners for the forethought in moving towards the comprehensive process and planning for all eight elements simultaneously. He thanked the Planning Board and advisory boards for this substantial undertaking. He said that the VVeb8it8has been an invaluable aid. He thinks that the recommendation, to not adopt the draft goals at this Stage' is very admirable. He thinks that there is o lot of r000O for improvement, refinement, and possibly some addition bo the draft goals. H8 said that the Coalition includes members from the Inter-Faith Council and En1FzO8/EF|DleOt, Inc. Tonight, there are also people from Community Action Network, Chapel Hil|/Ca[rbonJ Chamber [f Commerce, The Village Project, HO0ebUi|denG Association Of[)Urh@Dl/C}F8Oge/Ch8th8Dl C:OUOtieG' and Walkable Hillsborough. He thinks that value can been added to the process by encouraging individuals and groups to be involved. He distributed 3 copy Ofthe Coalition statement. He said that the Coalition believes that the Comprehensive P|@D Update ShOU|d determine where new compact, VVm|k@b|e, OOiXfd Use' transit supported growth and development should occur within the planning jurisdiction. Ben Lloyd lives iDEf|2Dd. He spoke about the issues Of economic development inthe Comprehensive Plan. H8 said that iD December Of1982he served OO the Board OfCounty CODOrOiGGiOn8[G. When Ken Thompson arrived in town (where?) in 1981, there was not enough money to pay the bills from July to December, when the tax money came in. He said that Ken Thompson created an 11 -point plan, which was nothing more than robbing Peter to pay p@U|. He said that in 1983 when he served on the Board of County Commissioners, the County was still short of money tD provide needs. /# this time, he contacted the North Carolina Department of COnO0Oe[Ce' and three people visited with him. He took the representatives around the County, and he was told that with US7O/|-8b/@oUthe[D Railway corridor through Orange County, that this was the most potential area iOthe State for good, clean, low-water using, OOO-pO||UtiOg.high- paying economic growth that would provide both jobs and money for Orange County. He was also told that due to the |@Ck of interest in cooperation from Orange County in the 15 years prior to that, when �conoDlicdevelopment interests came to |�a|eigh.that [>F8Oge(�OUOh/ VV@8NO@Fkedoff the list. He said that less than 90 days ago' h8 spoke with 8O individual iDVO|Ved in economic development in the State, who has been working in this position for about a year. When this individual took this job, h8 was told by his superiors not tOwaste his time in Orange County because they dO not want anything there. He said that after four years since the Economic Development Commission was created, there has not been one brick laid within this economic