What are the criteria used in site selection and evaluation for the Orange County North Campus?

Major criteria include:

  • Proximity to the major Orange County government service campuses and parks for operational considerations
  • Proximity to and capacity of established utilities (water, sanitary sewer, power, natural gas, etc.) and transportation routes
  • Physical site conditions
  • Potential for co-located and centralized “campus” services
  • And long-range land planning considerations established within adopted County and other planning jurisdiction policies and ordinances

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1. Why does Orange County need a new detention center?
2. If the county acquires the properties for the Northern Campus uses, would the properties be annexed into Hillsborough?
3. What progress has been made regarding the Northern Campus since the County acquired the properties in April, 2018?
4. Aren’t there other sites you could use?
5. Why is the Highway 70 site the best location?
6. Why does Orange County need a new Environment and Agricultural center?
7. What is a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)?
8. What will happen to the current facility?
9. What is ETJ?
10. What is the Comprehensive Plan?
11. What Hillsborough land-use ordinance provisions are being requested to be amended by Orange County for the County Northern Campus?
12. What are the criteria used in site selection and evaluation for the Orange County North Campus?
13. What kind of due diligence did the county perform on the site?