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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date FEBRUARY 25, 1991 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # C. 2. b• <br /> SUBJECT: EFLAND AREA STUDY AND CP-2-91 (EFLAND NODE ADJUSTMENT) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING _X—Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Summary of Recommendations Dave Stancil, Extension 2590 <br /> Efland Area Study <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on the findings of the <br /> Efland Area Study, including CP-2-91, an adjustment to <br /> the existing Efland Center Commercial Activity Node. <br /> BACKGROUND: In the fall of 1988, after input from several <br /> residents of the Efland area in Cheeks Township, the <br /> Planning Board requested that staff undertake an area <br /> study to address community character concerns and <br /> future land use issues in Efland. <br /> The area study, after delays on behalf of an EDC <br /> subcommittee, began in the summer of 1990. The process <br /> has been very community-oriented. In the early stages <br /> of this study, a community survey was conducted to <br /> elicit comment on boundaries and issues of importance. <br /> A series of seven community meetings have been held to <br /> define issues, formulate goals and objectives, and <br /> participate in community discussions of these issues. <br /> In November, an Efland Steering Committee was <br /> appointed by 38 village residents. This group was <br /> charged with 1) assisting staff in developing a <br /> community land use plan and recommendations, and 2) <br /> studying the feasibility of Efland incorporation and <br /> recommending a course of action. The members of this <br />