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Orange County · Economic Development Advisory Board
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Advisory board meeting Economic development incentivesBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planTax rate and revaluation

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board asked to be given a formal say in the 2050 land use plan on 14 January 2025, adding a statement to its own annual report and work plan to that effect. It also heard that the county and Chapel Hill will not renew funding for LAUNCH Inc. in the coming fiscal year.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

A county planner briefed the board on the rural buffer, future land use, zoning and the economic development districts, and said the planning department wants balanced input from this board. A member moved that the board's annual report state its wish to comment on the plan; the motion passed unanimously. A public hearing on the plan was expected in 2025, with a further engagement session in May or June.

A consulting firm has been hired for the department's own strategic plan, with a kick-off the previous week and a final report to the commissioners toward the summer. The director reported the county budget carries a property tax increase over the next three years alongside the revaluation, and told the board the commissioners have asked for an analysis of the county's economic development incentive policy.

How the votes went

One unanimous vote, to add a statement on the land use plan to the board's annual report and work plan.

From the published minutes.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (3)

Staff or committee report · 2Presentation · 1
  1. Strategic Plan Update
    Staff or committee report Economic development incentives
    A consulting firm has been hired, with interviews, surveys and stakeholder sessions to follow and a final report to the commissioners toward the summer.
  2. Land Use Plan 2050 Update
    Presentation Comprehensive planEconomic development incentives
    A county planner briefed the board on the rural buffer, future land use, zoning and the economic development districts, with a public hearing expected in 2025 and engagement sessions in May or June.
    Board voted unanimously to state in its annual report that it wants to give input on the plan
  3. Director's Report
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsEconomic development incentivesTax rate and revaluation
    The county budget carries a property tax increase over three years alongside the revaluation. The county and Chapel Hill will not renew funding for LAUNCH Inc. The commissioners have asked for an analysis of the county's economic development incentive policy.

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