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May 6, 2008 Draft Comprehensive Plan <br />Table of BOCC Accepted Planning Board Revisions <br />(Line items revised by the BOCC have been noted where applicable) <br /> ~ J ~ ~ <br /> PB Proposed Revision ° w ~ <br /> (Chapter breaks and new objectives are shaded) N <br />~ m <br /> a a ~ <br /> ~ ~v ~ o-o <br />aEi ~ ~ ~ .~ O 3 <br />O m a O m <br />~,,, a ~ <br /> Orange County's economic history is uniquely based in its natural and <br /> agricultural resources, the establishment of one of the nations finest public <br />1) 3-1 19 universities and medical facilities within its borders, its proximity to the PB .7/9/2008 <br /> Research Triangle Park, Duke University, and the high quality of life valued <br /> b its residents. <br /> Insert Historically the shifting of Orange County's political boundaries have <br /> resulted in losses to its manufacturing base. Although difficult to quantify, <br /> the most significant loss may have occurred between the nears 1849 and <br />2) 3-1 22 1881 when portions of Orange County were taken to create Alamance and BOCC 8/6/2008 <br /> Durham Counties Changes to Orange County's boundaries also occurred <br /> in 1771 when Guilford Wake and Chatham Counties were formed and <br /> again in 1777 with the formation of Caswell County. <br />3 3-1 Last P. Delete 2nd sentence. BOCC 9/3/2008 <br />4 3-5 19 "Metro olitan Areas" should not be ca italized. Staff 9/10/2008 <br /> Previous economic development studies have ~efled-in_er~ identified several gOCC 7/9/2008 <br />5) 3-6 65 key economic development issues... <br /> sues add bullet: * Providing employment opportunities for the <br />Under Ke IsLr gOCC 7/9/2008 <br />6) 3-7 10 _ <br />underemployed unemployed and the aging workforce. <br />rn <br />11/18/08 All comments from the May and August Public Hearings were considered by the Planning Board during its review process. 2 of 32 <br />