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GCHAR September Member Meeting & Legislative Summit
- 1. GCHAR MEMBER MEETING & LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT 8:30-10:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8 You’re tweeting? Use our hashtag: #GCHARmtg
- 2. Welcome! Brett Bushnell Greater Chapel Hill Association of REALTORS Board President
- 3. A Word about RPAC Kristin Miller NC Association OF REALTORS
- 4. Legislative Summit Desiree Goldman Government Affairs Director
- 5. Sen. Valerie Foushee (SD-23)
- 7. Rep. Robert Reives (HD-54)
- 9. Rep. Graig Meyer (HD-50)
- 11. Orange Co. Commissioner Earl McKee
- 12. Update on Chatham Co. Development Doug Emmons, Treasurer Chatham Economic Development Corporation
- 13. Chatham County Economic Development Update Doug Emmons Treasurer, and Ambassador Program Chair Chatham Economic Development Corporation September 8, 2014
- 14. CHATHAM COUNTY PROFILE • Square Miles: 709 (#20 largest of 100) • Population: 63,564 (#40 largest of 100) • Workforce: 34,168 (#66 largest of 100) • Number of Jobs: 15,140 (#86 in jobs to workforce ratio) • Unemployment: 4.7% (#2 lowest May ‘14) • Avg. Weekly Wage: $625 (State average $710)
- 15. CHATHAM PARTNERSHIP MODEL Education Business Commerce Infrastructure Jobs Government Students Employees Elected Officials Residents Chatham County, NC
- 16. Rural Preservation with Targeted Employment (Strategic)
- 17. MAJOR CHATHAM COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Proposed Industrial, Commercial and Office Space •Moncure Super Park – 1,447 acres •Chatham-Randolph Megasite – 1,800 acres •Chatham Park – 7,000+ acres
- 18. MONCURE SUPER PARK – Yellow Location Moncure Super Park Submitted to 2014 Duke Site Readiness Program August 15, 2014 ✔
- 19. CHATHAM-RANDOLPH MEGASITE Chatham-Randolph Megasite Receives ✔ NC State certification: June 11, 2014
- 23. CHATHAM PARK PLANNING FRAMEWORK: Land Use Commercial, office, medical, hospitality and retail organized along Highways 64 & 15-501 and future 15-501 Bypass Residential oriented toward stream valleys, the Haw River and Jordan Lake Chatham Park project gets green light ✔ from Pittsboro town board: June 9, 2014
- 24. CHATHAM PARK PLANNING FRAMEWORK: Locate commercial near Pittsboro and Highways Link new neighborhoods to the Haw River
- 25. US 15 / 501 UNC MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING US 64 BYPASS CHATHAM PARK UNC Medical Office Building
- 26. Solar Farm CHATHAM PARK 20 Mega Watt Solar Farm
- 27. CHATHAM PARK Bluff Park Overlook
- 28. CHATHAM PARK North Village Concept
- 29. IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE IN CHATHAM COUNTY • Pittsboro official NC retirement community • Major economic development projects will bring new businesses, jobs, and homes • Promotion is attracting new residents • Residential construction is on the rise • Real estate opportunities in Chatham County abound!
- 30. FOR MORE INFORMATION… Dianne Reid President, Chatham Economic Development Corporation dreid@chathamedc.org 919-542-8274 www.chathamedc.org Sign up for our newsletter and stay in touch with social media
- 31. RPAC RAFFLE! Kristin Miller NC Association OF REALTORS
- 32. Fix-A-Home Volunteer Days Wednesday, September 17, Thursday, September 18 Friday, September 19 (There will also be opportunities to participate Monday September 15 and Tuesday September 16.)
- 34. NCAR Convention More info & registration at ncarconvention.org.
- 35. SAVE THE DATE GCHAR ANNUALMEETING 8:30-10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 6 at the Chapel Hill Country Club Headshots Update your professional headshot with Lili Engelhardt Photography immediately before or after the meeting. Reserve your slot online at liliengelhardt.com. Headshots are just $54.95 for GCHAR members!
- 36. Thank you for joining us at the GCHAR Member Meeting & Legislative Summit.
Editor's Notes
- Thank you Desiree. Good morning, my name is Doug Emmons and I am here to share a brief update on Chatham County where I both live and sit on the board of the Chatham Economic Development Corporation. The Chatham EDC is a private, non-profit organization working to make Chatham County the preferred location for emerging growth companies.
- Chatham County is a rural county in central North Carolina. Between 2000 and 2010, the population grew by nearly 30%. As one of North Carolina’s 100 total counties, this slide shows how it ranks. In spite of having the 2nd lowest unemployment rate in the state, Chatham County is challenged with providing well-paying jobs for its educated and skilled workforce. While there are more than 34,000 citizens in the workforce, there are only 15,000 jobs in Chatham County. The average weekly wages for those jobs falls well below the state average.
- This partnership model depicts interdependencies amongst business, education, and government, as well as the Chatham County individuals and roles they play within this model. Our EDC Board is a microcosm of this partnership with board representation by EDC employees, business executives, residents, educators, and elected officials. We believe a strong economic development system must have involvement from each of these key Business, Government, and Education sectors.
- After several planning sessions with staff from the County and towns, four land use plan scenarios were developed. With input from citizens, we developed a fifth hybrid plan using two of the four original scenarios. This plan – Rural Preservation with Targeted Employment – emphasizes targeted employment growth in the towns and economic development areas, coupled with preservation of farms and rural areas. The two ideas complement one another; by targeting growth in areas that are already developed, rural farmland will continue to thrive.
- Three projects, identified in the strategic land use plan – two in eastern Chatham and one in western Chatham – have the potential to jump start employment growth and transform the balance of the County’s tax base.
- The Moncure Super Park is 1,447 acres in southeast Chatham County. The northern parcel is the Performance Fibers Property Totaling 368 acres. There are existing buildings on that property, a wastewater treatment facility (244,000 gpd capacity) and a rail spur. Performance Fibers will officially close by the end of October 2014. The southern parcel is owned by one owner and totals 1,078 acres. It is completely undeveloped. While the site is in preliminary planning stages, it shows promise with dual rail service and close access to Rte 1 and Rte 40.
- The Chatham-Randolph Megasite is a 1,800 acre property located west of Siler City owned by two individuals. This map shows its location within a 250 mile radius.
- The EDC has created a new website specifically to market the Chatham Randolph Megasite. It can be found at: http://www.chathamrandolphmegasite.com
- This image shows the South Carolina BMW auto plant superimposed on the Chatham-Randolph megasite. As you can see, there is room for a plant at least twice the size of this BMW plant with additional room to enable supporting supplier manufacturing and a business park.
- Chatham Park calls for development of live-work-play communities spread across four villages east of downtown Pittsboro.
- The concept for the master plan calls for locating more intensive commercial uses near the town and highway corridors, with density decreasing as you move away from town and with open spaces preserved along the Haw River to the east.
- The first two projects are likely to be a UNC medical office building to be constructed across from Northwood High School…
- … and a 20 mega-watt solar farm to be constructed southeast of town by Strata Solar.
- Plans call for an extensive trail system, tied to existing trails, providing access to the river for Chatham Park residents and employees. New Haw River access points are envisioned, including a bluff overlook.
- These conceptual drawings show the North Village. Chatham Park is ready to develop as a live-work-play site that will promote tech/bio-tech development so that residents have the opportunity for good, well-paying jobs within their neighborhoods.
- RetireNC named Pittsboro as an official retirement community in 2013. The three major projects, identified in the strategic land use plan – two in eastern Chatham and one in western Chatham – have the potential to jump start employment growth and transform the balance of the County’s tax base. The marketing and promotion of these projects is attracting interest and new residents. Already, new residential construction is on the rise. Opportunities in Chatham real estate abound!
- To learn more about economic development within Chatham County, visit our website at www.chathamedc.org. At the bottom of the page, you can sign up for our newsletter. Thank you for your attention and involvement with our presentation. We welcome your feedback and are happy to answer any additional questions you may have at this time.