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Community and Environment Non-Departmentalsm continued Lake Orange $1,500 These funds provide for maintenance, grass cutting and other grounds keeping at Lake Orange and upstream sediment structures. Lake Orange maintenance funds serve to protect the County's interests in the infrastructure of Lake Orange, as a drinking water source and natural habitat in the Eno River channel. Reservoirs require protection from the growth of trees on dams, the activities of beavers clogging Overflow structures raising water levels to unsafe levels, and from the loss of storage volume due to collected sediment. Partnerships Development and Infrastructure $2,500 The mission of the Partnership is to bring together community and regional partners to work on long--term, regional strategies for the development and conservation of land, infrastructure to support development and improved mobility. Research Triangle Regional Partnership $'18,564 The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is a partnership organization consisting of seven counties in the Triangle Region. The organization's mission is to market the region for the economic benefit of its communities. The Partnership concentrates its marketing on the following industries. information technology, biotechnology/pharmaceuticals, warehousingldistribution, automotive manufacturing, and plastics. Dural Planning Organization (RPO) $7,744 The state of North Carolina created the Rural Planning Organization (RPO) in order to review, analyze and recommend planning and improvements to rural area transportation networks. Triangle J council of Governments is the lead agency to coordinate a multi-county rural region adjacent to the Durham/Chapel bill Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which handles more urban issues. Orange County's membership in the RPO requires one commissioner, the county manager (or a designee), and the transportation planner to-be participating members. Upper Veuse River Basin Dues $'13,0'18 These funds provide for Orange county to remain a member of the Upper Neuse River Basin Association.