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18 <br /> COMMUNITY ■ • <br /> Community support is the foundation The second Community Engagement <br /> for this Plan's policy direction.Through Window-Testing the Conservation and <br /> community engagement efforts,the Growth Framework-was held in the fall <br /> inputs of residents and community of 2024.This phase of engagement asked <br /> members were documented,themed, community members to review modeled <br /> and used to create the Plan Framework land use alternatives and the draft Vision <br /> elements.To this end,the Orange County Themes and Goals. During this window <br /> Land Use Plan process provided three key of engagement,community members <br /> opportunities for public engagement to shared: <br /> participate in the process: <br /> • Strong support for protecting priority <br /> The first Community Engagement agricultural,environmental,and rural <br /> Window- Confirming Community lands,- <br /> Aspirations <br /> ands;Aspirations-was held from the fall of <br /> 2023 through winter of 2024.This phase of • Desire to see more housing choices; <br /> engagement asked community members . Mixed support for higher-density <br /> to define aspirations for Orange County residential mixed-use development <br /> in 2050 that can help lead to the vision and providing more employment <br /> and goals for the plan. During this window, opportunities; <br /> community members shared: <br /> • Support for Rural Conservation <br /> • Concern about the rising costs of Neighborhoods; <br /> housing,and that affordability is a key <br /> factor in staying in Orange County • Support for expanding the Economic <br /> over the next 25 years; Development Area near Mebane/1-85,- <br /> • <br /> ebane/1-85;• Desire to maintain the natural and • Support for the draft Goals and Vision <br /> agricultural environment, including Themes,with some adjustments;and <br /> local farms,well-preserved forests, . Mixed support for extension of public <br /> rivers,and other natural spaces of water and sewer and/or development <br /> Orange County; of private water and wastewater <br /> • Desire to see sustainable systems. <br /> development that minimizes impacts For more information on community <br /> on the environment and mitigates input,and links to detailed reports on <br /> effects of climate change; <br /> community engagement from the Land <br /> • Support for small business Use Plan 2050 process,see the Appendix. <br /> development and increasing <br /> safe,affordable,and efficient <br /> transportation options for workers to <br /> get to jobs;and <br /> • Support for protecting the county's <br /> water supplies,agricultural lands,and <br /> healthy soils. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN 2050 15 <br />