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9 <br /> 1 4. Identification of School Site Locations with Towns (Orange County Planning and <br /> 2 Towns) <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Planning Director Craig Benedict said that he was speaking on behalf of a staff group made up <br /> 5 of representatives from both school districts and the Towns of Hillsborough, Carrboro, and <br /> 6 Chapel Hill, He said that they have not identified any new school sites in the towns, but they are <br /> 7 talking about the process. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Presented By: Craig Benedict, AICP, Orange County Planning Director, on behalf of the Smart <br /> 11 School Siting Staff Workgroup <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Smart Growth and School Siting <br /> 14 ■ Informal "Smart Growth and Schools" staff workgroup started this year <br /> 15 ■ AOG discussion in 2003 and 2004 <br /> 16 ■ Planning Directors of Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carboro, and Hillsborough <br /> 17 ■ Superintendent of Orange County Schools <br /> 18 ■ Representative of the Chapel Hill —Carrboro City Schools Superintendent's office <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Smart Growth and School Siting <br /> 21 ■ Formalizing a process for new school site selection <br /> 22 ■ Better integrate land use issues and school siting with the principles of"Smart Growth," <br /> 23 ■ Consider revisions to Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects adopted on <br /> 24 11121/00 <br /> 25 • Provisions for donated sites <br /> 26 <br /> 27 (see next page for conclusion of presentation) <br /> 28 <br />