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~pP4p ~ t.q <br />® q,.p <br />G &'~ <br />~q<<b tasp~~~ <br />INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS <br />27 <br />Orange Covnty Comprehensive Plan <br />Clarion Associates and its planners have had ongoing interest in Orange County and <br />its planning programs. The interest grows out of recent work with the County's <br />leadership and citizens, combined with long-standing involvement in the County's <br />initiatives. <br />The recent work has focused on the Hillsborough-Orange <br />County Strategic Growth Plan. Clarion Associates led a <br />team of professionals that worked with a Steering <br />Committee and the elected Boards of Hillsborough and <br />Orange County to prepare a plan for managing growth. <br />The Plan identifies land use patterns that will best achieve <br />the goals of Orange County and Hillsborough as the Town <br />grows - -with attention to the edges and interface where <br />Town and County jurisdictions meet. A key <br />recommendation calls for execution of an Interlocal <br />Agreement that will set the stage for cooperative decision- <br />making. Part of the work on that Plan involved reviewing the <br />County's goals and growth management objectives to <br />incorporate into the recommended strategies. We <br />participation. <br />N:166pmup6 aid Om~pp Cau.,ry, NC <br />STRATEGIC GROWfH PLAN <br />tF <br />~< <br />~; <br />_~ ~= <br />~~. <br />'~~~' <br />{,j~n ~,Cet~vA e t a a ~ o e <br />•~ NunV.VmaUOM. <br />want to continue our <br />The long-standing involvement in County initiatives comes from Roger Waldon's work <br />in his previous role as Chapel Hill's Planning Director. Starting with his work on the <br />initial concept of a Joint Planning Agreement and Rural Buffer for the areas around <br />Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Mr. Waldon was involved in nearly all major County <br />planning initiatives during his tenure. The Shaping Orange County's Future project, <br />the Water-Sewer Boundary Agreement, the creation of a Lands Legacy program, <br />and the current effort to update Orange County's Comprehensive Plan are <br />examples of the important initiatives in which he played a role. Understanding that <br />history and the evolution of planning concepts in Orange County is critical to the <br />success of this current initiative to pull all the pieces together into a coordinated, <br />updated Comprehensive Plan. We would like to be a part of bringing this project <br />across the finish line. <br />Clarion Associates <br />