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7 <br />Chapel Hili Carrboro <br />am er <br />COUNCIL ON A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY <br />OBJECTIVES AND COMMISSION (DRAFT <br />The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce has assembled the Council on a <br />Sustainable Community (CSC), an independent taskforce, to research and recommend the most <br />effective and efficient mechanisms for retaining, enhancing and building the sustainable <br />economy necessary for a sustainable community. To that end, the Chamber specifically charges <br />the CSC with reporting its findings on the following issues to the Chamber and the community at <br />large by March 1, 2004: <br />1. What is the current and projected economic health of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />community? Are the factors that drove the growth in the past still active, and if not, what are the <br />ramifications of that change? <br />2. What is the relationship between economic growth and the sustainability of the Chapel <br />Hill Carrboro community? Does the commercial tax base provide sufficient funds for <br />community needs and public services (teachers, police, firefighters, public spaces, etc.)? <br />3. What kind of economic growth is needed for the future sustainability of the Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro community? What kind of businesses do we want in Chapel Hill/Carrboro? <br />4. How will economic growth best be facilitated internally and externally? What <br />improvements must be made to our area's education and training opportunities and housing and <br />transportation infrastructure to compete successfully for appropriate economic growth? What <br />are the roles of existing organizations and the need for new one(s) to promote the benefits of <br />remaining or relocating businesses in our community? <br />