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telecommunications. He noted that state law didn't require that police and fire be placed in public plans either. Croteau commented that there was more emphasis on the need for planned public facilities located outside of the urban growth boundary to serve development inside the urban growth boundary. He added there were more issues with storm water due to the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. He noted the elected officials recently decided to not have urban reserves in separate work sessions. He added they would come back with an official Metro Plan amendment. Bobby Green, Commissioner, Lane County Board of Commissioners, asked how consistent this plan should be with TransPlan in discussing transportation and locating public facilities outside the urban growth boundary. With regard to the roads, Heinkel responded they would serve people outside the urban growth boundary. She noted what was proposed is that these specific facilities (roads not included) would be located outside of the urban growth boundary exclusively to serve properties within the urban growth boundary. She said if changes should occur to the Metro Plan that would make it inconsistent, it would be amended at that time. She said it would be whichever document was adopted first and changed later as other things were adopted. Cindy Weeldreyer, Commissioner, Lane County Board of Commissioners, asked if the changes would help or exacerbate the high cost of housing. Heinkel stated the intention of the Public Facilities and Services Plan is to provide services in the most efficient manner possible. She said planning ahead and looking to where growth would occur and planning the facilities accomplishes that. She said that should reduce the impact on affordable housing. Peter Sorenson, Commissioner, Lane County Board of Commissioners, asked why they didn't expand the urban growth boundary to provide services to people within the urban growth boundary. He asked about creating a new policy for facilities near the urban growth boundary. He said they don't help people outside the urban growth boundary. Heinkel responded it was a policy shift due to a change in state law that occurred while the study took place. She said this allowed local jurisdictions to locate facilities outside the urban growth boundary. She noted there was a policy proposed relating to extending services outside of the urban growth boundary that is close to the existing policy. She said this would limit it to what it is currently, with the exception of a health hazard. She said locating the publ ic facilities and services outside the urban growth boundary would serve people inside the urban growth boundary exclusively. She noted if anyone wanted to hook up to services outside the urban growth boundary, they would not be allowed to.