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37 <br /> which were submitted regarding the application for rezoning for RTLP and Efland Station, as <br /> well as that pertaining to the adoption of the Buckhorn Area Plan,will be made available for <br /> this evaluation. <br /> There is a need for a new, more creative approach to land use planning in Orange County— <br /> perhaps with new personnel leading the Planning Department and the Economic Development <br /> Unit. There is a resource in Orange County that could be utilized to aid in identifying broader <br /> options than those that have been proposed to date by the Planning Department and Economic <br /> Development Unit. The UNC School of Government has expertise in assisting communities to <br /> identify what they want in the way of development, as well as experience in then locating <br /> applicants. The School could be asked by the BOCC to survey Northern Orange residents' <br /> development needs and then find applicants that meet those needs. It would be a shame not to <br /> take advantage of the School's experience in aiding communities to identify and locate smart, <br /> sustainable development—development that serves the people of Northern Orange County <br /> rather than the profit margin of industrial developers. It is the hope of A Voice for Orange <br /> members that the BAP, as it stands, will be abandoned, and that a fresh study will be <br /> conducted with the aid of the UNC School of Government. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Andrea T. Riley <br />