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Page 2 of 2 Hunter Spitzer <br />Other Comments: <br />This application was current on:11/14/2017 Date Printed:11/14/2017 <br />Boards/Commissions appointments: <br />Volunteering with UUCH on different service projects I have come in contact with many people in <br />the county with different values and needs. I have knowledge of soil conditions from meetings <br />with Gail Hughes and of the Eno River by performing river clean ups. <br />What do you see as the responsibilities of this board, and what do you hope to <br />accomplish if appointed? <br />This board is responsible for advising the County Commissioners on the needs and desires of <br />current residents and how they want to shape the growth of the town. I hope to accomplish some <br />of the goals set out in the Orange County Board of County Commissioners Goals and Priorities <br />plan such as increasing transit options, preserving ecologically sensitive areas, and improving <br />local infrastructure. <br />What role should the Planning Board take in guiding and regulating growth? <br />The Planning Board should represent the desires and concerns of current citizens and how they <br />want to see the area grow to accommodate more people. The Board should play the role of <br />mediator when balancing the needs of growth with preservation of the local character. <br />What unique perspective can you bring to the Orange County Planning Board? <br />I would be the youngest member of the Planning Board, and as such I both represent the needs <br />of young adults and their desires in for the future development of Orange County. <br />What do you consider to be be the most important issues facing Orange County related <br />to growth? <br />The most important issues facing this county are finding housing for a growing population and <br />mitigating the congestion this traffic will create. While preserving the character and history of the <br />county as it is. Orange County is one of the fastest growing areas in the state and provides <br />exceptional opportunities for education and business and space needs to be provided for people <br />which will move to the area. <br />How would you, as a member of the Planning Board, contribute to the implementation of <br />the Board of Commissioners' adopted Goals and Priorities? <br />To implement these goals, they must be kept in mind with each item that is discussed to make sure a project can <br />satisfy every goal it pertains to, not just a few at the sake of others. I would only support projects and designs which <br />contribute every goal and priority it pertains to, not those which fulfill only single goals at the cost of others, such as <br />economic goals in relation ecologic ones. <br />9