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8 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs said Commissioner Price's recollection is accurate, and there <br /> 2 have been several conversations with Duke about the possibility of locating economic research <br /> 3 facilities in this area, and Duke has been verbally receptive, but Orange County has not <br /> 4 pursued the idea. He said Duke keeps expanding, and there is no reason for the County to not <br /> 5 try and make Duke a partner here in this EDD. <br /> 6 Chair Dorosin said it is encouraging to hear about these new flex space buildings going <br /> 7 up in this area. <br /> 8 Craig Benedict said one may be a recreation/retail building. <br /> 9 Craig Benedict said staff has met with the Department of Transportation (DOT) <br /> 10 regarding the N.C. 751 area, which DOT has said may be a feasible 4-way intersection. He <br /> 11 said staff is in discussions with property owners up in the red area. He said DOT may have <br /> 12 some funds for intersection reconfigurations, if the County can secure the right of way to the <br /> 13 north. <br /> 14 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Economic Development Future <br /> 17 Identify Most Marketable Sites <br /> 18 • GIS Site Selection Study <br /> 19 o $15,000 to $25,000 <br /> 20 • Scope of the Analysis <br /> 21 o Current Economic Development Districts <br /> 22 o Include Town Land <br /> 23 o Examine Land Outside of Economic Development Districts <br /> 24 • Potential Boundary Adjustments <br /> 25 o Mebane Area Planning <br /> 26 o Implication for Joint Land Use Plan and Water & Sewer Boundary <br /> 27 Agreement <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Site Readiness <br /> 30 $1,000 to $1,500 per acre with utilities in place <br /> 31 o Identify Willing Sellers <br /> 32 o Geotechnical Analysis <br /> 33 o Wetland Delineations <br /> 34 o Boundary Surveys <br /> 35 o Mitigate Adjacent Property Uses <br /> 36 o Water & Sewer Capacity Study <br /> 37 $75,000 to $100,000 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Pre-zoning Parcels in Economic Development Districts (map: page 25) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Steve Brantley said, a year ago, the Board discussed incentives for Project Sky, and this <br /> 42 was announced in Greensboro last week: Publix warehouse, $300 million and 1000 jobs. He <br /> 43 said Sky Publix came to Orange County three times, but the proposed site has residential next <br /> 44 to it. <br /> 45 Steve Brantley said a Japanese company has also visited twice in the past nine months, <br /> 46 but announced last week in Sanford: 109 jobs in auto parts, and a $30 million investment. He <br /> 47 said this company was heavy manufacturing, and Orange County had residential by its site. <br /> 48 Steve Brantley said there are statistics for the cost of services, but for business <br /> 49 recruitment is that it is detrimental; it is not compatible. He said one would not buy/build a <br /> 50 home next to a factory, and factories do not want to buy/build next to residential. He said the <br />