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26 <br /> 1 Slide #28 <br /> Ideal Future <br /> What should Orange County look and feel like five years from now? <br /> v' Improved housing choices and affordability <br /> V Improved road infrastructure <br /> v Access to public water and sewer across the County <br /> • Access to broadband <br /> • More jobs inside the county <br /> ✓ Preserving natural spaces <br /> v Environmental protection and focus on climate change efforts <br /> • Allowing growth and change <br /> ✓ Curbing overdevelopment <br /> bSource-2023 Social Pinpoint Community Survey and Stakehnlder Interviews <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Shannon Flowers noted that the last two items can be in opposition to each other. <br /> 4 Commissioner Richards said that "Access to public water and sewer across the County" <br /> 5 is an area the county decided not to do years ago. She wonders how much the public is aware <br /> 6 of this history. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford asked if the results in slide#28 could be shown by where respondents lived <br /> 8 in the county. <br /> 9 Charline Kirongozi said this information was captured in the social pinpoint survey, and <br /> 10 that the information wasn't available geographically. <br /> 11 Commissioner Hamilton said that access to water and sewer is also important from a <br /> 12 public health perspective because of failing wells in the northern part of the county. She said we <br /> 13 put water in for economic development, but not for public health reasons. <br /> 14 Commissioner Greene said repairing failing septic systems is possible if you have enough <br /> 15 land, but the cost is prohibitive. <br /> 16 Commissioner Hamilton said some properties don't have the option to repair. <br /> 17 Commissioner Richards said some properties are too small. <br /> 18 Commissioner Greene said it's rare that they can't be fixed, but it takes money. <br /> 19 Commissioner Fowler said when she lived in the county, they had a filter to improve the <br /> 20 water quality. She asked if public water discussion was on the statistically valid survey. <br /> 21 Travis Myren said it was not specifically on the survey. <br /> 22 Chair Bedford said she worries that there is not enough potable water in general in the <br /> 23 county. <br /> 24 Bonnie Hammersley said if there are failing wells in the county, there are ways for the <br /> 25 county to assist, but there are also barriers. She said the county can't pay for future water and <br /> 26 sewer payments. She said the county can pay for installation and capital and provide a loan. <br />