Agenda Item 1 - Economic Development Districts – Follow-up from Board Retreat

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M 29 ❑ Meet with land owner for property on northwest quadrant to gage willingness to sell ❑ Extend sewer south of interstate 40 ❑ Complete Due Diligence items such as environmental investigation Recommendation Per Area Eno EDD ❑Investigate willingness to sell large tracts on western side of district, (potential rail sites, although these do not have sewer, long term goals show providing sewer to this area). ❑ Look at reducing size of district to minimize residential ❑ Work to deNelop option to make the 70/85 interchange more user friendly Buckhorn CITAN ❑ Work to rezone parcels to protect them from development that is not in the best interest of Orange County and Economic Development staff. ❑ Secure the land south of Morinaga to Frevent from residential development. ❑ Look to expand water and sewer boundary agreement and extend boundary south of Bowman Road ❑ Look for opportunities to extend water service within the district. Recommendation Per Area West Efland CITAN ❑ Study options to provide access to site ❑ Review site to determine if rail service is possible ❑ Complete an environmental investigation to determine if streams and buffers are correct. ❑ If the above can be accommodated look to extend sewer service to the properties. East Efland ❑ Work to provide access from exit 160 at Ben Johnson Road to extend to the large pod to the west. ❑ Work with Orange - Alamance water to expand serviceability for new users in the area ❑ Complete environmental assessments for the largest deve0pable property ❑ Look into options to support one large user (may require relocation new sewer) Recommendation Per Area Hillsborough CITAN ❑ Look for site options to expand the existing facilities should the existing user want to remain on site ❑ On the smaller site to the north, work with residents to see willingness to sell although this is a small parcel with heavy environmental constrains make this site challenging for development. Cornelius ❑ Look to market vacant properties for redevelopment ❑Improve aesthetics within the district. ❑ Add sidewalks and bus shelters at bus stops ❑ Improve main intersections ❑ Focus on creating pedestrian connections from neighborhoods to Cornelius Street ❑ Look for grant opportunities for redevelopment A Site Selector's Perspective Additional Consultant Recommendations ❑ Regional Cooperation and Collaboration is a Major Key to Economic Development Success. ❑ Abandon the EDD & CITAN names— confusing to the Site Selection professionals relative to other localities. Label them "Economic Development Corridors" or "Development Corridors"