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1 <br /> A Note from the SOCF Task Force Acknowledgements Page <br /> SOCF Task Force Members: <br /> Dear Orange County Citizens, Ellen Ironside,Co-Chair Sao 4 Macon 011is,Co-Chair <br /> -Please read this newspaper insert carefully k Leo Allison <br /> and keep it for reference. A full report is I � *-" i `, William Barrows <br /> f y � . . Kathy Buck <br /> available that includes all the recommen- -d , 1 Carole Crumley <br /> dations the Task Force proposed to the ';t. ( James Foust <br /> governing bodies in our County. A copy (^` _ _.:: Linda Foxworth <br /> to be shared will soon be available in all Kevin Foy <br /> public and school libraries as well as in the i Theresa Grywalski <br /> Planning Departments of Orange County, Norm Gustaveson <br /> Hillsborough,Mebane,Carrboro,and '' ...-:-.7---'7. Warren Jones <br /> Chapel Hill. In addition,the entire report William Latta,Sr. <br /> Robert p Robert t Lauterborn <br /> can be downloaded from the Orange County Together,with our vision and values,we can Marty Mandell <br /> Planning Department's website at: shape our future. Errol McCauley <br /> www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/compre_ Hervey McIver <br /> socf.htm If you have any questions or comments Bernadette Pelissier <br /> about this summary or the SOCF project, Rachel Phelps-Hawkins <br /> Peggy Pollitzer <br /> We thank the citizens of Orange County please contact the Orange County Planning Kenny Ray <br /> for their many contributions to our work. Department at(919)245-2575. Carl Shy <br /> Allen Spalt <br /> Timeline of Events James Ward <br /> September 1993 -Conference sponsored by by Task Force Eddie Williams <br /> the Assembly of Governments,with Dr.John November 1998-Step Six Work Group pre- Susan Prothro Worley <br /> DeGrove as a speaker pares plan for beginning to develop scenarios Aaron Nelson(UNC Liaison) <br /> June 1994-The elected boards agree to a of future and examines data needs Town and County Managers: <br /> 15-step process January-March 1999-Staff produces"Base- Cal Horton,Chapel Hill <br /> November 1996-Task Force retreat focusing line Scenario-Year 2030"based on current John Link,Orange County <br /> Bob Morgan,Carrboro <br /> on team-building and conflict resolution trends Eric Peterson,Hillsborough <br /> December 10 1996-First Task Force meet- February-April 1999-Task Force splits into SOCF Steering Committee Members: <br /> ing three facilitated scenario work groups to ana- Joyce Brown,Chair <br /> February-March 1997-Community SWOT lyze baseline and develop a preferred vision of Margaret Brown <br /> (Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/ the future Jay Bryan <br /> Threats)Exercise conducted May June 1999-Task Force develops"A Bill Crowther <br /> May-June 1997- "What's On Your Mind" Preferred Scenario for Year 2030",to be Bevel- Jacquelyn Gist <br /> Alice Gordon <br /> Community Forums and citizen surveys oped as a newspaper insert Rosemary Waldorf <br /> July-August 1997-Plans for Citizen Corn- July-August 1999-Task Force begins examin- David Brower,Advisor <br /> mittee Process ing ways to take scenario and create recom- Primary Staff: <br /> September 1997-Speaker Series for 6 Corn- mendations and the final report David Stancil,Project Coordinator <br /> mittee Topical Areas August-September 1999-Task Force Pam McIntosh,Project Planner <br /> October 1997-Citizen Committees formed conducts two"storyboarding"sessions to Participating Staff: <br /> Craig Benedict,OC Planning Director <br /> February-May 1998-Children's Visioning brainstorm possible recommendations Margaret Hauth,Hillsborough Planning Direct: <br /> Project with 5th graders October 1999-Newspaper insert runs in Roger Waldon,Chapel Hill Planning Director <br /> February 1998-Sustainability"Umbrella" Chapel Hill News,Village Advocate,and Roy Williford,Carrboro Planning Director <br /> Committee begins work News of Orange Michelle Adams,OC Planning <br /> March 1998-Community-Building"Urn- October 1999-Task Force asks staff to Chris Berndt,Chapel Hill Planning <br /> brella"Committee begins work develop"strawman"final report based on Kendal Brown,Chapel Hill Planning <br /> April 1998-Six citizen committees complete guidance from Task Force Marc degree,OC Planning <br /> reports November 1999-Strawman report presented Erin Dissly,OC Planning <br /> Lora Franklin,OC Planning <br /> June 1, 1998-Interim Report and Update to Task Force Adhir Kackar,OC Planning <br /> to Assembly of Governments April 2000-Task Force adopts Provisional Eileen Kugler,OC Health Department <br /> June 25, 1998-Reports of the Sustainabil- Report and transmits to elected boards Patricia McGuire,Carrboro Planning <br /> ity and Community-Building Committees May 2002-Comprehensive Plan Land Use Greg Payne,OC Economic Development <br /> received Committee(CPLUC)reviews SOCF report Dianne Reid,OC Economic Development <br /> July-September 1998-Synthesis Work and discusses how to incorporate recommen- Beth Young,OC Planning <br /> Group prepares report coalescing work to dations into the updated Land Use Element Project Consultants: <br /> Andy Sachs,Dispute Settlement Center <br /> date August 2002-Provisional Report is format- Kit McGinnis,Sustainability Consultant <br /> September-October 1998-Conflict/Op- ted for online viewing and made available at <br /> portunities Committee wrestles with identi- www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/compre_ Orange County thanks all of those involved in <br /> fled difficult issues socf.htm development of SOCF, <br /> October 1998-January 1999- "Orange Late 2003 -Target date for completion of the especially the citizens of <br /> County Profile"prepared by staff and received Land Use Element Orange County! <br />