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IV. RECOMMENDATIONS A. COMMUNITY ISSUES, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES One of the primary thrusts of the Efland community meetings held in July--December 1990 was the identification of community issues. The more obvious of these issues were made explicit by the citizen survey distributed in August. The use of this questionnaire and several brainstorming sessions with residents were successful in identifying several community issues that were not readily apparent or obvious. Once the issues of importance had been identified, goals and objectives associated with these issues were generated by staff - again coming directly from the survey and from citizen comments at community meetings. The Efland citizens provided significant input, and after four drafts, the study's goals and objectives were solidified. The final step in this process involved translating these goals and objectives into specific action recommendations to be passed on to elected officials and policy makers. This section of the study will identify each of these community issues, with a brief discourse on citizen comments and ideas, followed by the goals and objectives suggested, and finally the specific action recommendations that would implement and foster these goals. Some issues are interrelated, and themes such as the question of incorporation and pedestrian-scale "neotraditional" planning run throughout. COMMUNITY ISSUE 1: HOUSING AVAILABILITY WITHIN EFLAND The issue of future housing needs within Efland was one of the most cited by residents. As can be expected, many different notions on the degree of the problem and the needed solutions were suggested. In general, the primary concern seemed to be of providing affordable housing. In Efland, the concept of affordable does not mean the same to everyone. The feeling seemed to be that two different types of affordable housing might be needed. First, affordable housing in the sense of being constructed and priced such that low-income persons might be able to purchase. However, an equal number of persons felt that affordable housing meant this but also encouraging the construction of housing options that young, moderate-income families might be able to afford. Other feelings among residents regarding housing listed concern over the style and density of new housing. Most Efland residents felt that high-density housing (apartments, mobile home parks) would not fit into the scale and character of Efland, and would therefore change the community. In addition, the architectural 25