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