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II <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />RRESEPV A'1OV.PROGRE55•PEOPIE <br />County Board of Commissioners <br />Memorandum to : Orange .-, <br />John McKee, Chair )- <br />From: Economic Development commission <br />March 22, 1989 <br />Date: <br />Environmental Impact Ordinance <br />Subject: <br />The Economic Development Commission believes that the <br />T key p <br />following considerations can add a We <br />decision process about whether or not the proposed <br />act ordinance should be implemented. contain, or can <br />Environmental Imp ordinances already <br />believe that our existing in, sufficient another ordinance. <br />icient protection against <br />be amended to conta <br />environmental hazards without adding <br />of the County Environmental earlie$odraftss Of the <br />The Chair which consid <br />in an informal session ,� a of thing is for major <br />that this type We <br />proposed ardinanceederal, which impact on a local area." <br />projects, usually <br />believe this is true• <br />local <br />We believe that reasonable thresholds wouldeaddresstany e <br />W development ordinances which which are already <br />existing <br />ed at the state or federal level. This method would <br />concerns over and above those matters would be <br />address added protection needed, and Impact <br />give the County any than the proposed Environmental <br />easier to administer <br />Ordinance. <br />affected by <br />negatively <br />approval Process. Our efforts are <br />EDC recruitment efforts would e n companies, many <br />additional layers of theized, non - polluting an is <br />directed toward medium- a typical such Company <br />limited capital. A process which <br />of which will be research-based. ive y <br />young and has comp on time, and which is addressing a <br />makes excessive demands appear a most <br />moot problem, will make this county a <br />unattractive location. <br />. . . 2 <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C M O GHO, N C 27278 <br />ORANGE COUNTY (919) 227.2031 <br />• 110 N. CHURTON ST. • SAWYER BUI( DIIN�Gg_73I31L <br />P.O. SOX 712 (919) 968 -4501 <br />(919) 732-8181 <br />