http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,99,0,0,html PEC's Orange County office supports our land use and land conservation activities in the County. PEC is dedicated to promoting healthy communities and the preservation of Orange's rural character, environment and historic resources. http://pecva.org/anx/img/logo.gif http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,99,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en 3,072 acres were conserved in 2007, bringing the grand total to over 25,000 acres of privately conserved land. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,203,951,-1,html Board of Supervisors meetings are conducted on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 4:00 p.m. and on the fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. with all public hearings beginning at 7:30 p.m. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,201,662,-1,html Changes being considered include creation of Agricultural Conservation, Mixed Use and Economic Development zoning as well as changes to our minimum lot size in certain agricultural areas of the County. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,201,556,-1,html While the number of proposals has slowed, some large development proposals continue to resurface every year. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,201,555,-1,html The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed subdivision ordinance on February 27th. Some 70 individuals spoke in support and opposition to the proposed changes. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,201,554,-1,html Recent legislation forced Orange County to adopt a cluster ordinance by July 1st of 2007. With the subdivision ordinance currently being revised by the Supervisors, it is difficult to draft a comprehensive cluster ordinance. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,201,553,-1,html 700 acres to be conserved at Montpelier will protect a freedman's farm and Civil War encampments, buffer an old-growth forest and assure public access. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,203,540,-1,html Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on issues affecting our quality of life, environment, and rural heritage in Orange County. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,204,448,-1,html