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#15. Increase density around transportation nodes (including infill development), <br />improve transit among high-density centers, and protect open space in rural areas <br />(21). <br />These two were followed closely by arrotlrer one related to improving the business-friendliness <br />of the county: <br />#1. Establish clear and criteria-based approval processes for local planning departments <br />to use in considering development and renovation projects (20) <br />The next few strategies from the original list relate to Carolina North, the new campus of <br />Durham Tech, and building arts in the towns, <br />Additional SU~ategies to Consider <br />After voting on the same initial lists (which allows the tidy aggregation shown in Figure 2), the <br />work groups then each had a chance to add additional strategies for consideration and to modify <br />any of the initial twenty, The strategies that were added were as follows, here combined into <br />similar themes across the four groups. <br />Ouality of Place related <br />• Protect and enhance the fundamentals that are necessary for long-term success as a good <br />place to live and work. These include: <br />o Water supply and wastewater processing <br />o Air quality <br />o Solid waste management <br />o Preservation of open space and streams <br />o High-speed information networks <br />o Affordable housing for support service workers <br />o Recreation and entertainment amenities <br />o Transit and transportation systems <br />o Public schools <br />o Preservation of historical, cultural, and natural resources/assets. <br />Tar etg ing_ What Types ofBusinesses and Where? <br />• Develop a list of the type and kind of employers we desire as a community and a strategy <br />to recruit and retain them. <br />• Match/identify area and regional business waste products and match with other business <br />resource needs. <br />• County-wide support for tourism-particularly heritage tourism. <br />• Build an Arts and Culture Destination Center for Orange County.. <br />• Farm businesses: Analyze local food needs/uses to stimulate the development of systems <br />for connecting local farmers and consumers <br />• Farm businesses: Liberalize (regulation standpoint) faun and farm accessory, ancillary <br />uses to support local markets <br />6 <br />