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4 <br /> <br />• Agricultural Support Enterprises <br /> <br />JPA Stats – Then and Now (graph and maps) <br /> <br />The Future of the JPA <br />From Occoneechee Mountain to Chapel Hill <br /> <br />Ben Hitchings presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> <br />The Future of the JPA <br />Our character underpins our success <br />• Vibrant towns <br />• Accessible rural landscape <br />Challenge is to maintain distinctiveness of each <br />• Each provides important functions <br />o Town: Essential services, culture, education, and friendly encounters in a <br />walkable environment <br />o Country: Clean water, healthy food, local agricultural economy, open spaces <br />o Higher and Lower Density Balance <br />Importance of transition <br />• Each functions best when it has its designated place <br />• Managing the interface maintains the distinctiveness <br />• Addressing Growth Pressures Still (2045 CommunityViz Modeling) <br />• Collaboration to preserve what makes us special provides basis for other forms of <br />positive collaboration <br />• Have opportunity to explore other partnerships in years ahead that leverage assets of <br />town and county <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> <br /> Celebration of the JPA and Rural Buffer: <br />a. New Signage <br />b. Website / Video <br />c. Event / Key People <br />d. Metrics: population, climate, farm use, etc. <br />• Environmental Impacts of these changes <br /> <br />Rural Buffer: 37,248 acres <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said there will be a commemorative celebration at Blackwood <br />Farm in the spring to recognize individuals that helped create the JPA, and give them public <br />credit. He said there will also be good food. <br />Commissioner Price asked if it is known who will plan this event, and if the signage has <br />been approved. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said there is a JPA working group with Sally Greene, Roger <br />Waldon and planning directors. He said others are welcome. <br />Commissioner Price asked if this is a committee, and said she is not clear on who “we” <br />is. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he and Commissioner Marcoplos proposed this idea at a <br />Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting in the fall, and the Board gave the go ahead.