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122 <br /> with the community's long-term vision • Small Area Plans,such as those <br /> and infrastructure capacities. for Efland-Mebane,and the Eno <br /> Economic Development District <br /> • The Strategic Plan (2024) Area (2006),and Stoney Creek Basin <br /> incorporates community input to (1996),were adopted in the 1990s and <br /> establish priorities and guide the 2000s to prepare for future growth by <br /> County in delivering equitable, ensuring that essential infrastructure, <br /> sustainable, innovative,and efficient like water and roads, meets future <br /> governmental services.The Strategic demands. <br /> Plan also identified the importance of <br /> agricultural preservation as a tool for Community Aspirations for the <br /> economic development. <br /> Future <br /> • The Greene Tract Interlocal <br /> Agreement (2021) represents a The Strategic Plan survey asked <br /> collaborative effort between the respondents about their top three <br /> County,Town of Carrboro,and Town choices for the "most critical roles for <br /> of Chapel Hill to develop jointly owned the County government in the next 10 <br /> land with a focus on preservation to 20 years." Related to regional and <br /> of environmentally sensitive areas, local growth, respondents selected <br /> providing affordable housing,and creating affordable housing options <br /> enhancing community identity. (36%), preserving open space and <br /> parks (35%), developing transportation <br /> • The Master Aging Plan (MAP)(2022) alternatives to single passenger cars (21%), <br /> is a five-year plan that provides improving environmental sustainability <br /> comprehensive and coordinated (17%), and responding and adapting to <br /> delivery of community services climate change (16%). When asked why <br /> and supports that foster lifelong they choose to live in Orange County <br /> community engagement and well- compared to other places,top answers <br /> being for older adults in Orange included parks and open space options <br /> County. (44%),access to healthcare services (44%), <br /> • The Climate Action Plan (CAP)(2023) low traffic congestion (25%),access to farm <br /> provides science-based strategies to fresh meats and produce(28%), housing <br /> reduce greenhouse gas emissions in options(23%),employment opportunities <br /> Orange County. <br /> Total Population (2010) Total Population Percent Growth <br /> (2020) (2010 to 2020) <br /> North Carolina 9,535,483 10,439,388 9% <br /> Orange County 133,801 148,696 11% <br /> Alamance County 151,131 171,415 13% <br /> Chatham County 63,505 76,285 20% <br /> Durham County 267,587 324,833 21% <br /> Wake County 900,993 1,129,410 25% <br /> 'Unincorporated Orange County means the areas in Orange County but outside of municipalities,including Carrboro,Chapel Hill, <br /> Durham,Hillsborough,and Mebane.This includes the extraterritorial jurisdictions(ETJ)of the towns. <br /> "Portion within Orange County geographic limits <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN 2050 119 <br />