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depreciate, further exacerbating the wealth gap between the haves and the have-nots. She said that, directly because of that circumstance, 11% of the County's housing is in mobile homes right now. She said that she does not see anything in the Comprehensive Plan that assures her that there is understanding of this gap. Instead, there are mansions on two-acre lots. She asked the County Commissioners to put something concrete in the Comprehensive Plan for the next 20 years that will improve the situation. Spence Dickenson acknowledged the Planning Board for all of the work that has been done. He wonders how much the County is using some of the benefits of the resources around the country such as energy efficiency resources. He made reference to eco-municipalities and that there are some resources for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, synthetic chemicals, etc. He said that he is particularly looking out for the children and the future. There are only a few places left with unlimited expanse. Robin Taylor-Hall asked when the critical watershed and the sewer plan for Efland would be addressed. Chair Jacobs said that it would be addressed in the implementation phase. Ben Lloyd made reference to the water critical areas. He said that he is very concerned with water quality. He has been on the Board of Directors of Orange-Alamance Water Systems for 37 years. He said that Orange-Alamance is noted for providing some of the purest and best water in the state. He said that the County should look at available technology that will allow reasonable growth in some of the nearly 19,000 acres of Orange County in the water quality critical area where no public water, no public sewer, or commercial and industry activity is allowed. He referred specifically to exits 160 and 161 on 1-85/1-40 in the Seven Mile Creek area. He said he has hosted three staff members from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, one being the chief environmentalist. The opinion was that Orange County had the most potential area in the State of North Carolina and any surrounding state to attract good, clean, low-water using, non-polluting economic growth. There have been three economic development districts in Orange County for about 15 years. The problem is that no one has come because they do not like the locations or the regulations. Three and a half years ago, the Board of County Commissioners made a commitment to bring 5,000 new commercial jobs and increase the commercial tax base in Orange County to $125 million by June 2010. As of today, nothing has been done. He said that if there is to be no reservoir on Seven Mile Creek, the critical designation should be removed and the one-half mile requirement should be changed to the topographical one-half mile. Due to the no-growth policy in the last 20 years, there has been 20 years of continual property tax increases. In the same 20 years, there has been a 529% increase in the property tax. He said that lifelong County residents are leaving because they can no longer afford to live in Orange County. He asked the County Commissioners what they plan to do about it. Dolly Hunter lives in Bingham Township and is a member of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition. She thanked the Planning Board for the efforts of developing this plan in two years. She asked the Planning Board to make a final effort to please consider all of the recommendations made by the Coalition on transportation, housing, economic development, and land use. She asked the County Commissioners to please give the Planning Board time to thoughtfully consider all of the public comments and make this a quality document. She asked specifically that a table that was in the first draft of the Natural and Cultural System Element be reinserted. This was Table 6.7 called Groundwater Recharge Rates. This shows that the average acreage needed is 1.11 acres as a minimum lot size to recharge groundwater in Orange County. This is essential information in order to interpret the minimum lot size needed in the future land use planning implementation phase of this plan. She