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24 <br /> Slide #33 <br /> R�• F• <br /> CEW#1 Outcomes'. <br /> Takeaways <br /> • Across all questions, participants brought up concerns about growth <br /> and sustainable development and maintaining Orange County's <br /> natural assets <br /> • Participants highly value the natural environment of Orange County <br /> and want to see protections for air,water,and soil quality <br /> • Affordability(especially for housing) is a major concern,especially <br /> the impacts of Orange County workers needing to live elsewhere and <br /> commute in <br /> • Concern about the impacts of climate change and want to see climate <br /> action <br /> • Some interest in seeing growth in local employment opportunities <br /> • Policy guidance will need to balance these land use needs and <br /> carefully weigh tradeoffs for competing priorities <br /> Leigh Anne King continued the presentation: <br /> Slide #34 <br /> P� <br /> Inputs from • <br /> Statistically significant survey <br /> that informed Strategic Plan <br /> • 604 surveys completed <br /> Orange Courty,North ' Intent to leverage findings for <br /> 2050 Land Use Plan <br /> • Conducted by Berry Dunn/ETC <br /> Institute and presented to the <br /> BOCC during September 12, <br /> 2023 work session <br />