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12 <br /> Lands LegacyAction Plan 2014-17 DRAFT 1123114 <br /> Advisory Board Comments • Priorities <br /> A. Commission for the Environment (CFE) <br /> Continue efforts to protect significant natural heritage areas within the Seven <br /> Mile Creek area (e.g., Sevenmile Creek Sugar Maple Bottoms) and Jordan <br /> Lake headwaters (e.g., Mason Farm Oak-Hickory Forest); also along the <br /> upper reaches of the Eno River, New Hope Creek and Bolin Creek. All county <br /> parks and recreation facilities, including the planned Mountains-to-Sea Trail, <br /> should be designed to avoid sensitive natural areas and be constructed using <br /> environmentally friendly and sustainable methods. <br /> B. Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) <br /> Continue working with farms interested in protecting prime/active farmland <br /> with permanent agricultural conservation easements. Pursue state and <br /> federal grant funds to match County funds available for easement purchases. <br /> C. Parks and Recreation Council (PRC) <br /> Complete the acquisition of land for a future park in Bingham Township as <br /> recommended in the Master Recreation & Parks Plan. Acquire land and trail <br /> easements for an Orange County segment of the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail, <br /> with priority for linking Hillsborough Riverwalk to the Seven Mile Creek <br /> component of the Upper Eno Preserve. <br /> D. Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) <br /> Continue efforts to acquire conservation easements to protect important <br /> cultural and/or archaeological resources, including the Sevenmile Creek basin <br /> (road network, associated structures), and the Hillsborough Academy. <br /> Consider allocating funds to support applications from high-priority candidates <br /> for Local Historic Landmark designation. Establish an "archaeology <br /> emergency fund" for unanticipated costs for surveying/protecting historic <br /> roadbeds and archaeological sites. <br />