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Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br />Principles, Goals and Objectives <br />examples of design guidelines, technical briefs, etc. (See also Economic Development Objective <br />ED-4.1.) <br />Objective CR-3: <br />Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing policies <br />which may be in conflict with the County’s historic preservation mission. (See also Economic <br />Development Objective ED-4.1, Housing Objective H-3.6 and Land Use Objective LU-4.5.) <br />Objective CR-4: <br />Strive to make the community more aware of the activities of the Historic Preservation <br />Commission and its place in County government. (See also Economic Development Objective ED- <br />4.1.) <br />Objective CR-5: <br />Promote existing programs that offer financial incentives for preservation purposes and pursue <br />new programs to encourage the purchase, preservation, maintenance or adaptive reuse of <br />historic landscapes, and historic and soon to be historic structures. (See also Economic <br />Development Objective ED-4.1.) <br />Natural & Cultural Systems Goal 5: Awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural <br />history and heritage of Orange County and its residents. <br />Objective CR–6: <br />Develop and strengthen educational programs to make history engaging to the public. <br />Objective CR-7: <br />Encourage publication of material relating to the County’s heritage. <br />Objective CR-8: <br />Determine the appropriate level of heritage tourism promotion in Orange County based on <br />interests and concerns of residents and coordinate heritage tourism efforts with existing <br />programs in the county. (See also Economic Development Objective ED-1.7.) <br /> <br />Objective CR-9: <br />Explore ways to inform the public about archaeology, how archaeologists conduct investigations <br />and what they do with the findings. Consider “virtual” archaeological display options to share <br />information from County-sponsored cultural resources surveys without risking salvage concerns. <br /> <br />Natural & Cultural Systems Goal 6: Sustainable quality and quantity of ground and <br />surface water resources. <br />Objective WR-1: <br />Preserve natural resources such as grasslands, woodlands and wetlands to allow for water <br />recharge of ground water and water quality protection. (See also Natural Areas Objective NA-1.) <br />Objective WR-2: <br />Create long-term conservation programs for ground water and surface water that will help extend <br />the life of our finite existing water supplies. (See also Water and Wastewater Objectives WW-1 and <br />WW-11.) <br />Objective WR-3: <br />Coordinate acquisition of open space for watershed protection purposes with neighboring <br />counties, for watersheds providing drinking water to Orange County or neighboring citizens. <br />39