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<br /> <br />. A warehouse management component coordinates the delive!)' of supplies hetween pre- <br />fahricated manufacturing facilities and the houses under construction; stores supplies <br />that are needed to construct the houses; and coordinates the transportation of the <br />supplies to the designated sites, <br /> <br />. The use of sustainable and energy efficient plans in housing and site design, <br /> <br />CASE STUDY: <br /> <br />BOONE'S ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION <br />INITIATIVE - AN EXAMPLE OF PURSUING <br />MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />In the mountains of northwestern North Carolina, <br />the Town of Boone is pursuing a multi-objective <br />approach to flood hazard mitigation, <br /> <br />In the past two decades, Boone and surrounding <br />areas has flooded approximately 15 times,12 <br />Development pressures have contributed to <br />Boone's flooding problem, As \\,th other moun- <br />tain communities, there is a diminishing invento!)' <br />of suitable building sites, <br /> <br />Consequently, much of the new development, <br />particularly commercial, has taken place in areas <br />mapped as floodplains, One of the most vulner- <br />able areas to flooding is the Anne Marie and <br />Elizabeth Drive neighborhood, a cluster of 30 <br />homes and a nursing home, located near the <br />confluence of three major tributaries that fono the <br />South Fork of the New River. <br /> <br />C'v <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />:11.....,011 <br />.. <br /> <br />~ <br />t <br /> <br />1>.. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />- <br />" <br /> <br />Figure 2.10 Elizabeth and Anne Marie Drh~ <br /> <br />In 1997, the Town of Boone, and the residents oflhe flood-prone neighborhood, made a commitment to <br />address the problem of repetitive flooding, A Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan was prepared that was guided <br />by tbe follol'<ing goals:l' <br /> <br />. create a framework so that the tOl'<TI can help residents obtain the maximum flood <br />mitigation assistance <br /> <br />. create a framework to prioritize implementation of elements of the Flood Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />. maximize opportunities to achieve multiple community goals <br /> <br />. maximize opportunities to convert occupied land to those that do not support residen- <br />tialland use <br /> <br />. maximize opportunities to educate and position flood-prone residents to protect <br />themselves <br /> <br />33 <br />