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I. Introduction Purpose of Outreach This outreach summary describes the process of and results from gathering citizen feedback to update the Land Use Element (LUE) of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Department held a series of public outreach meetings to inform the public of Staffs ideas for updating the LUE. These ideas were designed to improve air and water quality, reduce traffic congestion and limit sprawl in Orange County. The outreach meetings were also held to collect citizen input on the update process and draft of the LUE by garnering citizens' perspectives on existing and future conditions in the County. This public outreach process follows years of input from committees and task forces. At the outreach meetings, Staff recorded citizens' questions and comments and also distributed a survey to measure citizens' preferences for which "issues of concern" are most significant in Orange County. Staff also accepted requests for mapped zoning amendments to the LUE during this process. Staff researched scenarios and analyzed data pertaining to citizens' questions and comments and then tabulated their survey preferences in order to prepare this outreach summary. Also included in this report is a discussion of how public outreach has shaped staffs recommendations. This outreach document will be presented in its entirety to the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners in August of 2004. Furthermore, this report is available for public review: (1) on the county's website http• / /www co orange.nc.us under Comprehensive Planning / Land Use Element / Township Meetings, and (2) at the Planning Department (306F Revere Rd., Hillsborough). Staff sent a notice to all citizens who attended the outreach meetings thanking them for their participation and informing them about where to review a copy of this report. 1 -A -1