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221 Craig Benedict said a part of the overview in a public information meeting will be the perspective that the municipal 222 areas and economic development areas add up to only 16 percent of the county. We’re trying to balance that to 223 preserve the rural lifestyle of the other areas and to prevent sprawl, he said. He mentioned transit plans. 224 225 Kevin Nicholson addressed the board. He asked about exits in the county. At the Efland interstate exit, signs have 226 been out for years saying land for sale. You’d catch 85 and 40 traffic. Why wouldn’t you want to develop that? 227 228 Craig Benedict answered he would be meeting with a prospective buyer the following day. There is sewer under 229 construction that did create a problem for awhile in that area. 230 231 Kevin Nicholson said he lives a littler farther down Davis Road and wonders how the ridgeline affects him. What is 232 the future to the west? He doesn’t want water or sewer services. Craig Benedict answered in the short term and mid 233 term, there would be no public water and sewer there. It’s agricultural and low-density residential. 234 235 Tom Altieri said it’s outside the Town of Hillsborough’s service area. He would be happy to follow up with Kevin 236 Nicholson. 237 238 Kevin Nicholson asked what are the plans for Davis Road with this expansion. He has heard about the future 239 stoplight at the end of Davis Road and he wonders if the road will be widened. 240 241 Craig Benedict answered the county will work with DOT for any development. He foresees a traffic light and right and 242 left turn lane right at the end of Davis Road. There would be no expansion of Davis Road and no acquiring additional 243 right of way. 244 245 Lydia Wegman asked if there are any other questions. 246 247 Craig Benedict said there will be another public information meeting in the area. 248 249 Lydia Wegman encouraged those in the audience to go to the neighborhood information meeting if possible. 250 251 252 AGENDA ITEM 8: BOCC RETREAT UPDATE 253 Craig Benedict reported that the retreat was held a couple of weeks ago at Mapleview Farm. The morning discussion 254 was about financial sustainability for counties. There have been some changes in funding at the state level. 255 256 The second item was about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to developments in Orange County. 257 Those attending the retreat looked at the county’s existing zones. Orange County is fortunate to still have interstate-258 positioned properties. 259 260 When people look at properties, they want to know that the environmental issues are identified, the zoning is in place. 261 If you can get down the list, that’s how you can compete with other counties, he said. We’re going to talk about pre-262 zoning. When Orange County changed the Economic Development zones in the 1990s, they created Buckhorn 263 Economic Development area. 264 265 There are legislative, quasi-judicial, which does have standards. The third is administrative. Staff looks at the Unified 266 Development Ordinance and goes through prescription. 267 268 Craig Benedict reviewed that in the retreat discussion, there were other suggestions about process streamlining, pre-269 zoning and taking a look at our standards. He doesn’t think our standards are overburdening. 270 271 Randy Marshall asked if that portion of the meeting will be written up so that the Planning Board can read it. 272 273 Craig Benedict said he can gather the thoughts of the BOCC and share that. 274 275 10