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Appendix 9, Page 5 of 6 <br />Regu/ations & Permits <br />32J Make changes in government regu/ations as agricu/ture changes and support <br />a/l types of agricu/ture and forestry activities <br />33J Don't tie the hands offarmers with so manyregu/ations <br />34J Less county regu/ations a//ow Weaver Street Market into Hil/sborough without <br />so much red tape <br />35J Ag-friend/yzoning & subdivision <br />36J Zoning; bui/ding restrictions <br />37J Ordinances to protect farm operations from nuisance legal action <br />Marketing Farm Products <br />38J He/p create market demand <br />39J Ensure that farmers get a reasonable price for their products <br />40J Contracts (schoo/s etcJ to /oca/producers <br />47J Promotion of Orange County product '/abe/' "buy /oca/ -buy Orange County <br />42J Volume needed & price numbers for sa/e to /oca/groceries <br />Farm/and Protection /Land Use <br />43J Protect /and <br />44J Cut back on bui/ding in urban areas <br />45J S/ow down on bui/ding in urban areas <br />46J Hold deve/opment pressures back <br />47J Continue to support & fund conservation easement program. <br />48J POR and TDR programs <br />49J Commercia/nodes in Tura/crossroad locations <br />Community and Agricu/tune . <br />50J Socia/gatherings at ag center <br />59J Support bringing in co-ops like Weaver Street that wi//he/p farmers find <br />consumers <br />52J Get families to cook more <br />53J Help affordable health & liability insurance <br />54J Farmers need representation on countygovernment <br />55J Be sure to include rural communities in /oca/ politics by district elections for <br />county commissioners <br />56J Stop se/ling farms to construction peop/e <br />