The Chatham County Joint Elected Officials meeting on February 7, 2013, focused on updates regarding the county's conceptual land use plan, discussing its goals, progress, and future input from stakeholders. Key topics included population growth, housing needs, economic development, and land usage. The planning process aims to create scenarios based on community input and is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2013, with final presentations to follow in May and June.

1. Chatham County Joint
Elected Officials Meeting
Thursday February 7, 2013

2. AGENDA
Welcome
A Thought or Two as to Mayor Charles Johnson
Introduction of New Town Managers
Bryan Gruesbeck of Pittsboro
Bryan Thompson of Siler City

3. AGENDA (CONTINUED)
Update on County’s Conceptual Land Use Plan
Genesis of How It Was Started & Why
Initial View of the Progress to Date
Timeline & Next Steps
Updates (voluntary) as to BOC, Town Councils, BOE

4. UPDATE ON COUNTY’S CONCEPTUAL
LAND USE PLAN
Genesis of How & Why It Was Started
Conceptual vs Comprehensive
Blending current status at a high level then overlaying various macro scenarios
Leaders able to see an integrated view of the County… today & five years out
Snapshot of what’s available and what’s missing
Aids in the discussions as to placing priorities with resources
Saves time and money and may lead to an expanded plan
Allows prospective clients to see the County in a dynamic short term manner
EDC asked the BOC for the opportunity to jump start the process
Will involve all key stakeholders

5. UPDATE ON COUNTY’S CONCEPTUAL
LAND USE PLAN
The real issue of why?
• How do we intend to use and develop our land?
• What will our population be and the associated housing needs?
• How will we move people and goods?
• How will we protect and use our environment and natural resources?
• How will we educate and train our current and future workforce?
• How effective and forward thinking must we be in providing municipal
infrastructure and facilities?
• How must we attract economic development in a highly competitive
marketplace?
• How will we place our intent, effort and money in reasonable priorities?

6. UPDATE ON COUNTY’S CONCEPTUAL
LAND USE PLAN
The “conceptual” process is intended to create a base case
From base case, the county/towns, BOE and major landowners will provide
input
Various initial scenarios will be orchestrated from the base case
Citizen input will be sought via a series of “let’s talk, let’s listen” sessions
Scenarios adjusted, changed, added to
Team will finalize
Present to BOC
Will include recommendations and next possible steps

7. HOW THINGS CHANGE
Dow Jones Industrial Average
14,165 14,010
Top Five Bottom Five
Home Depot 99% Bank of America 78%
IBM 73% Alcoa 77%
McDonald’s 67% Hewlett Packard 69%
Wal-Mart 56% General Electric 46%
Walt Disney 54% Cisco Systems 37%

8. CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN TEAM
EDC – Joe Glasson, Jeffrey Starkweather, Keith Hurand,
Dianne Reid
Chatham County – Jeremy Poss, Jason Sullivan, David
Hughes
Town of Goldston – Tim Cunnup
Town of Pittsboro – Stuart Bass
Town of Siler City – Jack Meadows, Terry Green

9. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Basic Facts:
• 709 Square Miles
• Population: 63,564
• Median Household Income: $55,424
• Current Unemployment Rate: 7.3 (Dec 2012)

10. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Job Trends:

11. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Chatham County as Bedroom Community:
• 55 percent of resident labor force commutes to
other counties for work
• $ .64 of every consumer dollar is spent in other
counties

12. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Tax Base:
•Residential $6.5 Billion 77.13%
•Present-Use $1.2 Billion 13.92%
•Commercial $0.6 Billion 7.49%
•Industrial $0.1 Billion 1.46%
•Other $0.0 Billion 0.00%
$8.4 Billion 100.00%

13. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Cost of Community Services Study (2007)
•Residential $1:$1.14
•Commercial $1:$0.33
•Farmland $1:$0.58

20. CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN
TIMELINE
Team Meetings: Held Dec 13, Jan 10, Jan 24
Scheduled for Feb 14, Feb 28, Mar 14, Mar 28, Apr
11 and Apr 25
Update to Joint Elected Boards: Feb 7, March updates to
individual boards
Public Input Sessions: Late March
Final Product: Completed Apr 30, presented to BOC May
6, Joint Elected Boards on June 6