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Many Agencies Falling Behind Goals <br />Half -Way Point on Five -Year Goals <br />• Counties: Average 9.5% <br />• State Parks: 4% <br />• Non - Profits: Average 32% <br />— Triangle Land Conservancy: 58% <br />• NC Dept. Cultural Resources: 52% <br />• OWASA: 576 Acres, Goal 500 -1,000 <br />$$ State Budget Crisis $$ <br />• Local gov'ts receiving <br />less money from State <br />• State trust funds are <br />endangered <br />• State parks plans <br />delayed <br />• Million Acre Initiative <br />is neglected <br />Million Acre Goal: <br />Triangle Is Not Doing Its Part <br />By Area <br />1 <br />Triangle Portion: 63,000 Acres <br />6,300 Acres Per Year <br />1 <br />39% of Goal <br />By Population <br />1 <br />Triangle Portion: 150,000 Acres <br />15,000 Acres Per Year <br />1 <br />16% of Goal <br />Other Challenges <br />• Interagency cooperation is lacking <br />• Development and open space protection <br />remain haphazard <br />• Stewardship <br />• "Protected" open spaces can be converted <br />• State law gives little authority to local gov'ts <br />• Urban -rural divide in protected open space <br />and funding <br />5 <br />4 <br />