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<br /> 398 Leigh Anne King: One of the reasons that we take a more qualitative approach versus quantitative, is we do
<br /> 399 want to be representative of the community when we do quantitative analysis, whereas the qualitative analysis
<br /> 400 with stakeholder surveys is really an opportunity to meet with County leadership, advisory board members,
<br /> 401 staff, which aren't necessarily going to be representative sociodemographically of the community, but they are
<br /> 402 the people that are working on a regular basis in this area. So, that's why we take a more qualitative approach
<br /> 403 as opposed to a quantitative approach.
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<br /> 405 Melissa Poole: So, on the renter engagement, obviously, that's of concern, because it was so low, and 1
<br /> 406 can't help but wonder if that could be, intuitively, when you hear"land use plan," and you are not a land owner,
<br /> 407 or a property owner, you're naturally like, "why, how does this affect me?" So, perhaps in trying to generate
<br /> 408 more engagement, kind of outlining whether you own property or not, the importance of the Land Use Plan,
<br /> 409 and probably a particular emphasis on the communities seeming to drive for affordable housing, because one
<br /> 410 has to assume, if you are not a homeowner, that you're renting because it's expensive to own a home. The
<br /> 411 second is, I'm concerned with the engagement of, and if I looked at it correctly, obviously those that are 64 and
<br /> 412 older are turning out, because, generally speaking, those are the folks who are most concerned with, "I've lived
<br /> 413 here all my life, this is my property, this is what I want." But, I think, now, I know what I put on, every time y'all
<br /> 414 have sent us stuff, I put it on my social media. I think that broadening the social media, more so than just
<br /> 415 Facebook, if you want to reach them 15 and older, you got to do Instagram. I mean, there's no two ways about
<br /> 416 it. They don't Facebook, they don't Twitter. But I also think you can possibly engage more diversity as well,
<br /> 417 diversity both ethnicity as well as age, if you thought about sending home something, dropping it off at the
<br /> 418 schools in the office to go home with kids. Because I know, when my children were in elementary school, in
<br /> 419 particular, everything that went on in this county come home in their little folder on Friday, and I would have to
<br /> 420 go through 20 pages of stuff. So, you're going hit a greater diversity ethnically, you're going to hit a greater
<br /> 421 age group. And then, my question. That's my two cents. I'm good at giving an opinion. Looking at the parks
<br /> 422 and rec, when I was looking through this, and y'all identity what the purpose of, what they are, the key
<br /> 423 objectives, how are y'all coming up with that? I'm looking at where it breaks out specifically the different parks
<br /> 424 and areas, so Blackwood Farm Park Master Plan, Little River Regional.
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<br /> 426 Leigh Anne King: The Community Policy Profile, different policy documents the County has. So that is a
<br /> 427 summary report of adopted and relevant policy plans that the County has on the books right now, and we
<br /> 428 wanted to do a review of all of those so we understood what's out there right now, in terms of policy direction,
<br /> 429 that we need to be considering in this process that has an influence on this Plan. And they're organized by
<br /> 430 different topic areas because there are so many of those plans.
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<br /> 432 Statler GiIfillen: I assume that the real goal of this, the whole study, it's to take, and you've done, I think,
<br /> 433 an excellent job of surveying people for what their desires are. I'm not questioning that at all. It's to take those
<br /> 434 citizens'desires, and then create a plan that becomes a law, that we can promote fulfillment of those goals.
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<br /> 436 Leigh Anne King: Yes. I would be careful about saying the law because it is a policy document. So, it's not
<br /> 437 the same as your Zoning Ordinance, but—
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<br /> 439 Statler GiIfillen: It's not quite that rigid. I'd like to ask a stupid question. Who is the largest land property
<br /> 440 owner in the county?
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<br /> 442 Cy Stober: It's either Orange County or Duke Forest.
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<br /> 444 Statler GiIfillen: Let's say Duke Forest. The County has a lot within the urban areas, that may be one
<br /> 445 thing and the impact of the study and promoting things might be different. How many of that list at the top 10
<br /> 446 or 20, that own the most open rural land, that your study, as I'm understanding, will be most directed at, and
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