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7 <br /> ORANGE COUN Ii <br /> NORTH CAROLINA Orange County, North Carolina <br /> B. COUNTY GOALS AND PRIORITIES: <br /> The Orange County Board of County Commissioners adopted the <br /> following five County Goals and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2009 and has <br /> reaffirmed them through to 2016. While this AHSP most specifically <br /> addresses Goal One, it connects to and supports each of these five goals. <br /> Goal One: Ensure a community network of basic human services and <br /> infrastructure that maintains, protects and promotes the well-being <br /> of all County residents. <br /> Goal Two: Promote an interactive and transparent system of <br /> governance that reflects community values. <br /> Goal Three: Implement planning and economic development policies <br /> which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which <br /> promote diversity, sustainable growth and enhanced revenue while <br /> embracing community values. <br /> Goal Four: Invest in quality County facilities, a diverse work force, <br /> and technology to achieve a high performing County government.\ <br /> Goal Five: Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that <br /> includes <br /> clean water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands and <br /> sustainable energy for present and future generations. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) met on January 29, <br /> 2016 for an annual retreat. In reviewing the five county goals of the <br /> BOCC above, affordable housing was a high priority under Goal 1 : Ensure <br /> a community network of basic human services and infrastructure that <br /> maintains, protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. <br /> The Board further stated that there be a priority for decent, standard <br /> housing options for all residents regardless of household income level and <br /> that funds be used to develop a targeted number of units (set numerical <br /> goal), especially rentals. The AHSP addresses this priority of the Board. <br /> C. AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS: <br /> In developing an Affordable Housing Strategic Plan in Orange County, the <br /> demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the County were <br /> evaluated as a basis for determining and identifying affordable housing <br /> issues in the County. Some of the findings as presented in the tables, <br /> Draft Affordable Housing Strategic Plan <br />