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PROPOSED GOALS - 1995 PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE *Economic Development Support legislation to help counties promote and accommodate economic development, including: · State assistance to fund construction of water and sewer facilities, and to provide state financial assistance to compensate for the cost of water and sewer lines relocated because of state highway improvement projects; · State appropriations to support local economic development initiatives and programs, including: · Demonstration and pilot projects in economically distressed counties, · Certified Development Companies throughout the state; and · Lead Regional Organizations' programs to provide technical assistance in the area economic and community development activities, provided such funding is at the option of the local government. Economic Impact of Regulations Seek legislation to require that all environmental regulations and rules must have a component that addresses economic impact along with the potential loss of jobs and investment. Planninz Support legislation to help counties accommodate growth through orderly local planning, through: · Provisions that authorize county government to use the measure of value in condemnation authorized in G.S. 136-112; i.e., to take into consideration the enhanced value of a remaining parcel of land resulting from the public improvement which occasioned that condemnation; · Increased appropriations for grants to counties in updating and improving Land Records Management Programs, and to insura the existence of at least a basic Land Records Management Program in every county; · Provisions permitting public agencies to recover some costs associated with building and maintaining Geographic Information Systems and other public computer systems through the sales of electronic services and products as well as through imposition of reasonable fees for use of and access to such systems; · Clarification of the provisions of G.S. 153A-343 to provide that the exemption from first-class mail notice requirements applies to initial zoning actions in the same manner as it applies to rezoning actions in the same manner as it applies to rezoning actions, and · Defeat of legislation to mandate land use or comprehensive planning requirements or regulations that are developed or adopted by local officials. Notice of Close Public Roads or Easements Seek legislation to amend G.S. 153A-241 to require that a "notice" of public hearing be published rather than the entire resolution when considering closure of a public road or easement. 6