2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

Appendix B: Public ForumsThe Pitt County Planning Board and staff hosted two series of public forums which provided aninformal setting for property owners and interested citizens to review the existing plan, as wellas an opportunity to comment and provide input on the proposed update.1 st Series of Public ForumsThe Planning Board and staff hosted four public forums in late-February and early-March 2011.The public forums were held at the following locations:February 24 thMarch 1 stMarch 3 rdMarch 8 thChicod SchoolBelvoir ElementaryStokes SchoolArthur Christian Church in Bell ArthurAll of the forums were sparsely attended. The forums were conducted in an open houseformat, and included a formal presentation and question and answer session. Planning staffwas available at all of the forums and provided information to the attendees regarding the planupdate as well as general information on planning and development within the County.First Community Survey ResultsIn addition to providing comments at the forums, attendees were asked to complete acommunity survey. The survey was available in written form at the forums and was alsoavailable to be completed online on the Planning Department’s website. 15 written surveyswere received, and 321 surveys were completed online.The survey asked the following questions:1. What are your major concerns about the existing land uses and development patterns in PittCounty's planning jurisdiction (i.e. area outside municipal city limits and extraterritorialjurisdiction)?Several major concerns expressed by the respondents included:• Sprawl/commercial strip development• Traffic• Failing infrastructure• Too many apartment complexes• Not following existing land use plans• Intensive livestock operations• Loss of agricultural land• Water conservation/quality• Soil quality• Too many mobile home parks• Too many junkyards2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix B: Public ForumsPitt County, North Carolina B-1