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~ - ~~U.S"- /s"~ <br />it /~ -- ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~f <br />Conserve#ion Easements <br />Capital Project Ordinance <br />Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to Section <br />13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project is <br />hereby adopted. <br />Section 1. The project authorized provides funds for the acquisition of conservation <br />easements to help preserve County farmland. Financing for the project includes <br />proceeds from private placemerit loans and federal grant funds from the USDA <br />Natural Resource Conservation Service. <br />Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within <br />the budget contained herein. <br />Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project: <br /> Through FY 2004- <br />05 <br />FY 2005-06 Tluough FY 20 <br />06 <br />Sales Tax and Dedicated Property <br />Tax <br />$0 <br />$200,000 <br />$200,000 <br />Bond Funds $0 $0 $0 <br />Private Placement $1,500,000 $754,000 $2,250,OOD <br />Grant Funds $2,268,G81 $0 $2,2G8,681 <br />Fees $0 $0 $0 <br />Transfer from Lands Legacy <br />Ca ital Project <br />$27,000 <br />$0 <br />$27,000 <br />Total Funding $3,795,681 $950,000 $4,745,681 <br />Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: <br /> Through FY <br />2004-OS <br />FY 2005-06 Through FY <br />2005-06 <br />Land/Buildin <br />Walters Easement $725,000 $0 . $725,000 <br />Vol Easement $73,100 $0 $73,100 <br />Cheek Easement $580,000 $0 $580,000 <br />McPherson Easement $G8,000 $0 $68,000 <br />Ward Easement $444,750 $0 $444,750 <br />LIoyd Easement $219,000 $0 $219,000 <br />Laws Easement $0 $0 $0 <br />Unallocated $1,685,831 $950,000 $2,635,831 <br />Totol Land/I3uilding $3,795,G81 $950,000 $4,745,681 <br />Design $0 $0 $0 <br />Construction $0 $0 $0 <br />Total Costs $3,795,G81 $950,000 $4,745,G81 <br />Section 5. This ordinance supersedes all previous Conservation Easements Capital Project <br />Ordinances for Orange County. <br />Section 6. This ordinance shall remain in effect until June 30, 2006. <br />Adopted this 15th day of November 2005. <br />