Orange County
Orange County is proposing to create a new Unified Development Ordinance which would combine and replace all of their existing laws about zoning and property development. At the some time some changes are being proposed to several long-range planning tools. This document was posted on the County Web page in November and is pretty massive in size, close to 800 pages.
Currently, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the County have a rural buffer which limits sprawl at the edges of our towns. I'm concerned about how the UDO might affect the buffer, so I've taken a few steps to prompt some discussion of the matter.
Our local governments should partner with smart people in the creation of a new private community development corporation for all of Orange County. (aka Orange CDC) This CDC's main mission would be to assist and fund new for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in business sectors traditionally not supported by our local governments. Such as web and green technology. Why these sectors? Because they are high growth, create high paying jobs, and support companies that pay big commercial office rents. Another one of the Orange CDC's primary goals would be to TRANSCEND business leakage from the county. Not to stop leakage but to benefit from it when it does happen.
From Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning SupervisorOrange County Planning Department
UDO Open House - An open-house style public information meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 to provide citizens with the opportunity to speak informally with Planning staff members one-on-one about the UDO. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the County Office Building at 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, in the Lower Level Conference Room.
UDO Public Hearing - Citizens can attend the formal Public Hearing on Monday, November 22, 2010 to express their views on the proposed UDO. The Public Hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Citizens not able to attend the public hearing can submit written comments to the Planning Department prior to the public hearing and those comments will be entered into the formal record.
For questions or additional information please contact the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department at (919) 245-2575. Additional information is also available on the Department’s website at: www.co.orange.nc.us/planning
Date:
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 2:00pm
Location:
Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough
From Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning SupervisorOrange County Planning Department
UDO Open House - An open-house style public information meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 to provide citizens with the opportunity to speak informally with Planning staff members one-on-one about the UDO. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the County Office Building at 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, in the Lower Level Conference Room.
UDO Public Hearing - Citizens can attend the formal Public Hearing on Monday, November 22, 2010 to express their views on the proposed UDO. The Public Hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Citizens not able to attend the public hearing can submit written comments to the Planning Department prior to the public hearing and those comments will be entered into the formal record.
For questions or additional information please contact the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department at (919) 245-2575. Additional information is also available on the Department’s website at: www.co.orange.nc.us/planning
Date:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 12:30pm
Location:
County Office Building, 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough
After last night's defeat of the 1/4 cent sales tax we're really under the gun. A number of important community services could be cut. We could witness the closing of libraries, crippled EMS, county employee layoffs, cuts to school budgets, and more. So what are the Commissioners going to do to fill the budget gaps and invest in the future?
Now is the time for some seriously creative thinking. I know the County Manager, Staff, and Commissioners have been thinking about this hard. But what would you do? How would you raise one time or recurring funds to keep the lights on?
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