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6I 4 4) Local Response Team -- A group of individuals from business and government has been recently recruited to welcome and inform prospects who visit Orange County. These members are assembled as needed depending on the prospect's business so that Orange County's interest towards business can be appropriately conveyed. The Target Advisory Group recommends that this group be supported by appropriate representation on the Team. 5) Promotional Campaign -- Orange County needs to continue increasing the intensity of its recruitment efforts. Active recruitment efforts should be funded and initiated within the next twelve (12) months. Recruitment efforts could be enhanced if speculative buildings were available to prospective businesses and an enhanced effort were made to make it known that there are existing buildings available for lease and sale. In order for additional new business to be attracted to an Orange County location, at least one area in the County should be pre -zoned to allow appropriate businesses to develop without unnecessary planning approval delays. The Planning approval process should also be streamlined to make the process bearable for business and industry that want to locate or expand here. Conclusion -- The Target Advisory Group feels strongly that: 1) work should continue by the EDC and Planning Board to streamline ordinances and make the regulation process more friendly to business, 2) development should be encouraged at locations within the County where utilities and zoning currently permit it, 3) a re- assessment of land use policies should start to allow utilization of the appropriate locations within the interstate corridors and Highway 54 west of Carrboro, 4) Orange County government should immediately concentrate on pre- zoning a parcel of land near the intersection of I -85 and Buckhorn Road within the identified activity node, 5) business sites which are immediately available for development in the Hillsborough and Mebane areas should be marketed, 6) the intersection of 1 -40 and Old NC 86 could be the western gateway to the Research Triangle; all quadrants of this intersection are appropriate for commercial, retail, and service industry development. With the continuation of current actions and an active interest and approval by the Board of County Commissioners, Orange County can attract businesses that will protect our physical resources and our excellent quality of life, and increase opportunities for citizen employment. This will enhance the non - residential taxbase to allow for more tax revenues and better public services.