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<br /> County Capital Projects - REVISED
<br /> Fiscal Years 2015-20
<br /> Project Name Conservation Easements(part of Lands Legacy) Project Status Approved
<br /> Functional Service Area Community and Environment Starting Date 7/1/2002
<br /> Department DEAPR Completion Date Ongoing
<br /> Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Five Year 6
<br /> Prior Years Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Year to
<br /> Project Budget Funding 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total Year 10
<br /> Appropriation
<br /> Land/Bullding 6,128,181 250,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000
<br /> Construction/Repairs/Renovations
<br /> Equipment/Furnishings
<br /> Total Project Budget 6,128,181 250,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000
<br /> General Fund Related Operating Costs
<br /> Personnel Services
<br /> Operations
<br /> New Debt Service
<br /> Total Operating Costs - - - - - - -
<br /> Revenues/Funding Source
<br /> Transfer from General Fund 475,000 125,000 - -
<br /> Transfer from Other Projects 143,000
<br /> Grant Funding and Donations 2,510,181 125,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000
<br /> Debt Financing 3,000,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000
<br /> Total 6,128,181 250,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000
<br /> Project Description/Justification
<br /> The Conservation Easement component of the Lands Legacy program was initially funded in July 2002, and provides matching funds for State and federal grants to acquire
<br /> conservation easements to conserve prime or threatened farmland, sensitive natural areas, or important water quality buffer lands in keeping with Board goals and Lands
<br /> Legacy priorities. Generally, these lands have conservation values or agricultural operations to be enhanced and protected, and the land stays in private ownership and is
<br /> not publicly-accessible except upon landowner consent. Over 2,000 acres of prime farmland and natural areas have been conserved to date, with millions of dollars in
<br /> state/federal grants leveraged. It is anticipated that additional matching funds of approximately 50%would again be leveraged for these projects, as reflected in
<br /> the grant funds and landowner donations above. Beginning in Year 1 (FY 2015-16)this project includes additional funds of$250,000, $125,000 in addtional Grant funds
<br /> and landowner donations and$125,000 in additional County match funds.
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