2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

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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
2. What are some of your ideas about how this area should develop and change over the next 20years?Several ideas expressed by the respondents included:• Urban growth boundary• Infill development• More green spaces (Parks, bike trails, greenways, etc.)• Better public transportation• Sidewalks/crosswalks and bike lanes• Highway improvements• Countywide sewer• Better coordination with City of Greenville• Conserve farmlandSurvey respondents were asked to rank the following issues in order of importance from 1 to 5(1 being the most important and 5 being the least important):• Overall development in the County• Farmland protection• Environmental degradation (e.g. soil erosion, stormwater runoff)• Adequate public services (water supply, wastewater disposal, etc.)• School facilities• Transportation (e.g. road improvements, access management)• Community health (access to healthy foods and recreational opportunities)• Other (as specified by respondent)To determine the most important issue, points were assigned to each rank (1 = 5 points, 2 = 4points, 3 = 3 points, 4 = 2 points, 5 = 1 point), and each issue was assigned a score based uponthe rankings assigned by the survey respondents. Based upon the rankings given by therespondents, the three most important issues were determined to be:1) Environmental Degradation2) Community Health3) Transportation2 nd Series of Public ForumsThe Planning Board and staff hosted five additional public forums in September and October2011. The public forums initially scheduled to be held at the following locations:September 13 thSeptember 15 thSeptember 29 thOctober 11 thOctober 13 thArthur Christian Church (Bell Arthur)Belvoir Elementary SchoolAyden-Grifton High SchoolStokes SchoolChicod SchoolAll of the forums were again sparsely attended. The forums were again conducted in an openhouse format, and included a formal presentation and question and answer session. Planning2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix B: Public ForumsPitt County, North Carolina B-2
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Growth and DevelopmentGoal: Manage
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Land UseLand use development goals
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Section Four: Plan AmendmentsInitia
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Appendix A: Inventory and AnalysisH
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problems and issues, preparation of
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Insert Map A-1 Pitt County Planning
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General Location and DescriptionPit
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Table A-5Major Manufacturers in Pit
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Figure BMinority Populations in Pit
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Table A-20Growth by Township - 1970
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