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• 4 Eddleman stated that he felt the study should be conducted County-wide even if it is only applied in certain areas. He also asked that it be better clarified that transfer of development rights is voluntary on the part of the property owner and the individual's option. Best noted that rural character is different in different areas and that the study should be conducted county-wide. Jacobs noted the following as the concerns being expressed by Board members: That any Rural Character Study be applied county- wide; that the study recognize that there is different rural character in different parts of. the County; and that the Request for Proposal spoke to the purposes of the study. MOTION: Eidenier moved that the Orange County Planning Board urges the Orange County Board of Commissioners to continue to support the original proposal for a rural character study as embodied in the Request for Proposal. Seconded by Pilkey. Jacobs noted that individual concerns could be discussed with the Commissioners at the annual meeting of the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners. VOTE: Unanimous. d. Strategic Economic Development Committee Yuhasz reported that the report is-included in the agenda packet as a separate enclosure and noted that the Economic Development Commission has endorsed it. He noted that the Commissioners did discuss it at their last meeting. The EDC ------- ----- - - be- looking at specific ways to implement the twelve goals in the report. He continued that - . the Planning Board should cooperate with EDC in specific methods of implementing the goals. - - - -Jacobs noted that the Planning Board could - consider and review the report at the January 10 Long Range Planning Meeting. - AGENDA ITEM #8: - REPORT ON THE DUKE FOREST STUDY BY MR. MAX WALLACE Mr. Wallace reviewed the report (copy included as an attachment to these minutes) .