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ORANGE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION P.O. Box 712 • 117 N. CHURTON ST. • HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. 27278 (919) 732-8181 EX,r. 279 (919) 968-4501 MEADOWLANDS ZONING REALIGNMENT EDC STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 24, 1987 EDC Support for the Zoning Realignment. My name is Sylvia Price. I am Director of the Orange County Economic Development Commission, and I am here representing the EDC. Statement of Support. The EDC requests that the record of this Public Hearing show that the OCEDC was briefed thoroughly and considered the matter at its regular meeting on August 13, 1987, and that a motion was passed stating the support of the EDC for the zoning realignment requested by Consolidated Ventures for the Meadowlands project, and that this statement of support should be communicated to the Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board at this Public Hearing. Background. Members of the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Board are aware that the EDC was involved during 1984 and early 1985 in the identification of the site (the former Beard property) as the best location for a quality industrial park, which the EDC believed is much needed in the northern part of the County. In May 1985, when the original rezoning request was considered, the Chair of the EDC and I both testified in support of the proposed rezoning, stating that the project proposed for the site would meet the need for a quality park in northern Orange. Since the property was rezoned in July 1985, the EDC has continued to work to support the project. Several members and I participated in the "charette" held in late spring 1986, which developed the master plan for the project. One key element that was urged by the charette participants, which is reflected in the realignment before you tonight, is that the road into the project should be moved in order to take better advantage of the beauty of the pond, one of the most attractive features of the site. The first client for the project was announced in May 1987, which is the expansion of TECAN, U.S. I believe that all of us should feel gratified that TECAN has chosen to expand its operations in Orange County, and to locate its U.S. headquarters in the Meadowlands. This is the first example of the quality operations tic ,:aa Meadowlands park will help to attract, and in this case, retain with a major expansion, in Orange County.