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O <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />CITY OF MEBANE/ORANGE COUNTY <br />Intergovernmental Coordination Issues <br />Orange County administration has begun a dialogue with the City of Mebane concerning <br />issues of mutual interest. There have been a few meetings as noted below in Section I. <br />At this point planning staffs are developing a comprehensive list of joint planning issues <br />and a draft of a prioritization schedule to outline a sequence of future events. <br />The ideas listed under Section II 'Elements of Joint Planning' have been generated by <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director and will serve as a basis of future discussion but are <br />not intended to be on all-inclusive list at this juncture. <br />Sections III'and IV note the creation of a state legislatively approved Blue Ribbon <br />Growth Management commission as proposed by Senator Howard Lee with some <br />inclusion of Rep. Joe Hackney's bill.. Craig Benedict has offered his experience in <br />growth management systems to .assist in the research and findings of the commission. He <br />has offered his name through the North Carolina Association of County and Mr. Aycock, <br />Executive Director after discussion with the County Manager. <br />The scenario posed in Section IV could help in issues similar to the MebanelHillsborough <br />annexation/incorporation situation. <br />