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14 <br /> Erika Brandt said HUD requires that participating jurisdictions pay a 25% local match <br /> towards direct housing costs. She said this does not include the 10% set aside for <br /> administrative costs. She said the match is split between the four jurisdictions, based on <br /> population. <br /> Commissioner Greene complimented all staff for putting this together. She said the <br /> process is well organized and clear. She said Empowerment and Peewee homes were fully <br /> funded because the requests were small. She said there is so much available funding, as <br /> CASA did not need all of its funds from a previous year. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said she was wondering if this was a typical funding amount. She <br /> said it is about $200,000 more than usual. <br /> Erika Brandt confirmed it was more than usual. <br /> Chair Price said the increased funds were due to Perry Place, because CASA got the <br /> low-income housing tax credit. <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Buckhorn Area Plan Study <br /> The Board received a report on the Buckhorn Area Plan Study and to discuss next steps <br /> on public outreach and continued analysis and coordination with the City of Mebane. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> This report is intended to provide a framework for further review and outreach related to the <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan (BAP). Orange County and the City of Mebane have collaborated on land <br /> use planning and associated infrastructure projects since 2004 with agreements to support <br /> economic development, a school location, and North Buckhorn Community and Efland sewer <br /> service and rate stabilization. The mixture of residential, non-residential (industrial and <br /> commercial) and community uses such as a school and parks was acknowledged in the <br /> planning of supporting water, sewer and road infrastructure. <br /> From 2004 to 2012 Orange County and the City of Mebane continued to coordinate joint <br /> planning efforts with the development of the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Study and <br /> subsequent implementing measures of land use and zoning changes and infrastructure <br /> investment. That work bolstered intended private and public sector interest in the existing <br /> Economic Development areas in proximity to the dual interstate (1-40/1-85) and interchanges. <br /> Additional study by an independent planning and engineering firm in 2017 and 2018 examined <br /> the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of the existing <br /> Economic Development and CITAN (Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node) areas and <br /> recommended further technical land development regulation review, as well as subjective <br /> economic development viability criteria (such as topography, proximity to interstate, and <br /> environmental constraints). As development pressures continued in this area, as evidenced by <br /> Medline, Orange County and the City of Mebane embarked on a joint technical study known as <br /> the Buckhorn Area Plan with the hiring of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council. The technical <br /> study is available at: https://www.ptrc.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=10489. <br /> The focus moving forward will be to concentrate short term efforts on the areas identified in the <br /> Study with known developer interest. These areas include Growth Area A, as identified in the <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan Study, which is presently within the County's Economic Development area, <br /> and Growth Area B. Large parcels within Growth Area B have recently been under contract. <br />