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DEG 11 ROOK 82 N ,r 5 . look favorably on the County putting 1 upa over the entire County, of course. They are looking at a number of objectives here - not only the total number of units, but also protecting AG areas, preserving native vegetation, efficient allocation of services, etc. Commissioner Wheeler continued to stress the need for flexibility and felt it seems the DCA wants a plan that is too exact. Chairman Eggert believed they agreed to take out a percentage for the infrastructure so there is some flexibility. Commissioner Scurlock commented that the issue is confusing, and the more he has thought about it, he believed he did not understand originally that the DCA is not mandating higher densities - what they are saying is that you have too much in your inventory for reasonable buildout. They are not saying you have to raise your densities in the Urban Service Area - they are identifying that with the densities we have proposed, we have substantial land to be developed and they are saying that inventory should be consumed considerably before we want you to come back. In other words, their thinking is that by the year 2010 there is no realistic expectation by us or by them that we are going to consume the land within our service areas, and he is coming around to their thinking on that. Commissioner Wheeler argued that they have put areas in and taken areas out that potentially very easily could be in our service areas. He contended that they are taking the choice away from people of where they want to live. Commissioner Scurlock felt they would be willing to trade off, i.e., if you see development occurring in a particular area that is fine, but just reduce and move your boundary in in other areas where it is not not going to occur; however, just put so much in the inventory. Commissioner Bird wished to know if we adopt this plan, whether it is possible to take a large parcel of land in this 50 - M M