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Orange County Comprehensive Plan Principles, Goals and Objectives Identify areas that are desirable and attractive to major corporate users with access to public transportation networks and possibly rail. Objective ED-2.7: Select industrial sites in Economic Development Areas based on present and planned supporting systems, such as public water and sewer, access to adequate highway, rail, or public transportation infrastructures, and minimize detrimental environmental or negative social outcomes. (See also Water and Wastewater Objective WW-15.) Objective ED-2.8: Adjust ongoing designation and zoning of Economic Development Districts to avoid the area designated as the Rural Buffer. (See also Land Use Objectives LU-3.1 and LU-3.3.) Objective ED-2.9: Consider industrial sites in Agricultural-Residential areas along the U.S. 70/I-85 highway and rail corridor to take advantage of the corridor's locational attributes. A limited number of small scale Rural Industrial Nodes, not requiring urban type services, may be appropriate elsewhere in the County where good access exists. (See also Land Use Objective LU-3.5.) Objective ED-2.10: Extend public water and sewer into all three Economic Development Districts. (See also Land Use Objective LU-1.1 and Water and Wastewater Objective WW-2.) Objective ED-2.11: Establish adequate information networks throughout the towns and County. Objective ED-2.12: Work with all area universities to identify space needed for businesses created through university research, promote development of such space within the County, and encourage such businesses to stay in Orange County. Economic Development Goal 3: Effective systems to train and support residents and those who work in Orange County. Objective ED-3.1: Develop and nurture partnerships that support workers and their families at all stages of their lives and provide opportunities for lifelong learning and retraining in response to changing economic conditions. Objective ED-3.2: Promote access to living wage jobs that offer benefits and career advancement potential. Objective ED-3.3: Form partnerships with Durham Technical Community College, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools, Orange County Schools, and others to provide adequate training and education to enable workers in Orange County to obtain high quality jobs. Objective ED-3.4: In coordination with the Business Climate working group, help communicate the types of jobs the County wants and expects to create so that workers can develop realistic career expectations and obtain appropriate training. Objective ED-3.5: Ensure that County workers and those preparing for the workforce have access to transportation, child care, elder care, and affordable housing. (See also Housing Objective H- 1.5.) 29