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19 <br /> <br />1 Sustainability is achieved when stakeholders representing diverse interests work <br />2 together cooperatively to assure a healthy balance among interdependent social, <br />3 environmental and economic priorities. Our coalition is committed to ensuring that the County <br />4 Commissioners include these goals in the updated Comprehensive Plan. <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />g Coalition Partners, as of August 23, 2007 <br />9 Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Community Action Network <br />10 EmPOWERment Interfaith Council for Social Service <br />11 The Village Project Walkable Hillsborough <br />12 Homebuilders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 Comments regarding Comprehensive Plan Update Nov. 6 agenda item <br />16 Presented by Dolly Hunter <br />17 <br />18 My comments tonight are from my experience as a member of the Orange County <br />19 Comprehensive Plan Coalition. We are an organization of diverse community groups <br />20 representing many thousands of Orange County citizens. We worked hundreds of hours <br />21 preparing detailed recommendations to the Comprehensive Plan Update's Goals and <br />22 Objectives for the Land Use, Transportation, Economic Development and Housing Elements. <br />23 <br />24 Many of our recommendations were declared by the Planning Board as being more pertinent to <br />25 the Implementation Phase. It surprised us that the Comprehensive Plan Update became a <br />26 compilation instead of a plan. Our work is visionary planning for a future Orange County that <br />27 embraces energy efficiency, social equity, workforce housing, a thriving economy and transit- <br />28 ready walkable mixed use communities. <br />29 <br />30 Therefore, I formally request that, in the Implementation Phase of the Comprehensive Plan, you <br />31 revisit the recommendations submitted by the Comprehensive Plan Coalition. Our <br />32 recommendations are carefully and intellectually written as an inspiration for you to achieve a <br />33 visionary plan for our county's future. <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 Chair Jacobs suggested making this the first decision item on November 18`h. He <br />37 agreed with Dolly Hunter about the implementation phase and that the Board would be <br />38 reviewing the plan. <br />39 Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 5-11, line 17 and asked if it was ok to <br />40 call it Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement and Land Use Plan to <br />41 make it clear, here and elsewhere in the document. <br />42 Commissioner Gordon asked the Board to accept her written comments which are <br />43 shown below (purple sheet): <br />44 <br />45 Chapter 6 -NATURAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS ELEMENT <br />46 <br />47 Suggested edits/changes to 6.4.4.1, pages 6-58 through 6-65. <br />48 <br />49 A. Two Changes <br />50 <br />