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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 25, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Discussion Items <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Manager/Town Planning/ <br /> County Economic <br /> Development/County <br /> Planning/County Environment, <br /> Agriculture, Parks and <br /> Recreation/County Asset <br /> Management Services/County <br /> Solid Waste/County Finance <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> As noted in "Background" section Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; Eric <br /> Peterson, 732-1270; Margaret Hauth, 732- <br /> 1270; Steve Brantley, 245-2326; Craig <br /> Benedict, 245-2592; Tom Altieri, 245-2579; <br /> Jeff Thompson, 245-2658; David Stancil, <br /> 245-2510; Gary Donaldson, 245-2550; <br /> Gayle Wilson, 968-2885; Greg Wilder, 245- <br /> 2300 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Orange <br /> County and the Town of Hillsborough. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> 1. Economic Development <br /> This subject area provides the opportunity for the two governing boards to discuss the following <br /> items: <br /> a) County/Town Updates (Strategies; Collaboration; Concerns; Questions) <br /> Throughout 2015, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have benefited <br /> from a number of successful economic development initiatives which supported <br /> the growth and retention of area small businesses, the promotion of agriculture, <br /> arts & tourism, an increase in business recruitment & investment prospect activity, <br /> and greater mutual collaboration between the County's & Town's economic <br /> development partners in government and the Chamber of Commerce. A <br />