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i 9 Draft 8/22/95 NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION GOAL: REVIEW"RESOURCE PRESERVATION"AS FUNCTION WITHIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND COMPLETE/DEVELOP DATA AND STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS REPORT This Initiative eansalidates four topics under a single goal.These items,include the fallowing: Ulm aw"Resourt Preservation*`as separate func ion is County governn ent to gi�a it:. idelati_y and: .1gher profile; W' A regtiest; ;,the,Triangle.Land.Conservancy for funding($100(!0)to .out a dlife!corridor 3tudg; _ e. Completion of the Natund Areas Element of the Compreheusive:Pion; and : •. . ::; U�wi approval procedures for . meat of standards and coursers: : :The:items:above.have been discussed at the Canxisoiouers' Goals&Objectives Retreat$ ,,rec offend ed.by cl#izens,:and/or'.Initiated by:atafP is response a specific technical:stud r,e:g., the:Natural Areas Inventory.Their inclusion under a single gpoll is::for the purpose of to incorporating rporating them..into: staff work.plan;. BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES At its December 10, 1994 Goals&Objectives Retreat,the Board of Commissioners considered the following items: • Review"Resource Preservation"as separate function in County government to give it identity and higher profile; and • A request from the Triangle Land Conservancy for funding ($10,000) to carry out a Wildlife Corridor Study. Although some Commissioners felt the "preservation" function was best handled by the Planning Department, a survey of the potential for advisory board consolidation and/or staff re-organization is proposed. The Board responded positively to funding the Wildlife Corridor Study. Two other elements included under this goal are: • Completion of the Natural Areas Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and • Development of standards and approval procedures for golf courses. The Natural ,.Areas Element has been included as part of this goal, because it represents a necessary step in incorporating the findings of the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats (1988)into the Comprehensive Plan. The development of golf course standards and approval procedures has been included as part of this goal, because it has been recommended by citizens as part of the continuing discussion of open space protection strategies.