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19 <br /> Slide #35 <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if calibrating with the Mebane and Hillsborough plans <br /> impact the economic development districts and activity and industrial transition nodes that the <br /> county currently has. <br /> Tom Altieri said there were relatively small reductions around the Hillsborough fringe. He <br /> said on the Mebane side it would be an expansion. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if the economic development district maps would be <br /> updated. <br /> Tom Altieri said that the next step would be to prepare a single draft future land use map. <br /> He said that would be part of the draft plan for the third and final engagement window. He said <br /> they would be looking to home in on what those economic development districts would look like. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she would like to see the impact of these alternatives on <br /> equity. She said they should know if some of these alternatives are disproportionately affecting <br /> communities. <br /> Leigh Anne King said that as they begin looking at the future land use map that will be an <br /> opportunity to get more finely grained on what areas are we potentially talking policy change and <br /> having more specific discussions with the Board of Commissioners. She said that it has been a <br /> higher-level, broad-brush test, and this will be pared down and more detailed. She described a <br /> tool that is being used by Buncombe County to analyze development proposals. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene asked if Clarion Associates coordinated with Chapel Hill and Carrboro <br /> and their land use plans. <br /> Leigh Anne King said they were assumed as part of the land use alternatives. She said <br /> they assumed that joint planning areas that have been defined will continue to be as current policy <br /> is today. She said they focused on unincorporated areas. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if there were plans for better community engagement in the <br /> Blackwood Station area. <br /> Tom Altieri said there is not currently a meeting scheduled in the Blackwood Station area. <br /> He said that they are trying to move meetings around. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said that the community needs to be educated about this. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she would be interested in how diverse the attendance <br /> will be at the proposed meetings. She suggested having representatives from the non-profit and <br /> for-profit housing partners. <br /> Tom Altieri said they are working with housing partners, but not specifically for the current <br /> workshops. He said they are planning to host smaller community meetings during the next <br /> engagement window and will rely on housing partners to notify members. <br />