Along with other Orange County organizations and groups (complete list is forthcoming), the CAN Board voted to participate in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition. The purpose statement follows below. Stay turned for more information on this important process.
Purpose Statement
The Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition
In October 2006, the Orange County Board of Commissioners initiated a two-year process to update the county’s Comprehensive Plan. This presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for community stakeholders to come together and provide guidance on how Orange County should grow and change in the future.
Coalition members are committed to working together to:
· learn more about the county’s Comprehensive Plan and help educate the community about its importance,
· provide input to the county planning and advisory boards, and especially to the County Commissioners, about our shared priorities for promoting a path to sustainability that balances environmental health, social equity, and economic prosperity, and
· present a common voice for diverse stakeholders to express our common interests in planning for a future where environmental conservation, energy efficiency, affordable housing, social equity, economic development, preservation of regional agricultural production and transit-ready, walkable, mixed-use, communities are simultaneously realized.
Coalition members believe the Update should:
· determine where new compact, walkable, mixed-use, transit-supportive growth and development should occur within the county’s planning jurisdiction,
· make affirmative commitments to providing public sector infrastructure investments to stimulate development that promotes economic prosperity, social equity and environmental health, and
· provide a framework such that the future of Orange County will be sustainable, just, and equitable.
Sustainability is achieved when stakeholders representing diverse interests work together cooperatively to assure a healthy balance among interdependent social, environmental and economic priorities. Our coalition is committed to ensuring that the County Commissioners include these goals in the updated Comprehensive Plan.
August 6, 2007
The Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition
In October 2006, the Orange County Board of Commissioners initiated a two-year process to update the county’s Comprehensive Plan. This presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for community stakeholders to come together and provide guidance on how Orange County should grow and change in the future.
Coalition members are committed to working together to:
· learn more about the county’s Comprehensive Plan and help educate the community about its importance,
· provide input to the county planning and advisory boards, and especially to the County Commissioners, about our shared priorities for promoting a path to sustainability that balances environmental health, social equity, and economic prosperity, and
· present a common voice for diverse stakeholders to express our common interests in planning for a future where environmental conservation, energy efficiency, affordable housing, social equity, economic development, preservation of regional agricultural production and transit-ready, walkable, mixed-use, communities are simultaneously realized.
Coalition members believe the Update should:
· determine where new compact, walkable, mixed-use, transit-supportive growth and development should occur within the county’s planning jurisdiction,
· make affirmative commitments to providing public sector infrastructure investments to stimulate development that promotes economic prosperity, social equity and environmental health, and
· provide a framework such that the future of Orange County will be sustainable, just, and equitable.
Sustainability is achieved when stakeholders representing diverse interests work together cooperatively to assure a healthy balance among interdependent social, environmental and economic priorities. Our coalition is committed to ensuring that the County Commissioners include these goals in the updated Comprehensive Plan.
August 6, 2007
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Thanks for being involved!
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