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09 <br /> co Land Acquisitions for Parks , Open Space and Resource Conservation — <br /> Short - Term (2 - 5 Years ) <br /> Table 1 gives the priorities for land acquisitions during the next two to five years . Note <br /> that_ the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks report emphasizes the importance of land <br /> banking to preserve park sites now . The Task Force concurs with this recommendation , <br /> and recommends that at least half the parks funds allocated from the upcoming <br /> November 2001 bond referendum be devoted to land acquisition and land preservation . <br /> The cost estimates put forth in this table , and in the rest of the report , are based on current <br /> knowledge and markets present in 2001 . Estimates should be revised at the time of <br /> funding to reflect the then - current conditions . <br /> D . Parks and Open Space Facilities Development — Short- Term Priorities (2 - 5 <br /> Years ) <br /> Table 2 gives the priorities for facilities development during the next two to five years . <br /> Note that the Task Force anticipates that County and Town discussions or discussion of <br /> the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force will reveal other facility needs . <br /> E . Land Acquisitions and Facilities Development — Long - Term Priorities ( 6 = 10 <br /> Years ) <br /> The report also gives suggested priorities for land acquisitions and facilities development <br /> during the next 6 - 10 years . <br /> F . Joint Parks Guidelines and Criteria <br /> The criteria for joint park projects adopted by the Board of County Commissioners <br /> during the past two years is summarized on this page . Note that these criteria should <br /> guide the selection of projects for the upcoming bond referendum . <br /> G . Policy Statement Regarding the Expenditure of County Bond Funds for <br /> Parks and Open Space <br /> On April 17 , 2001 , the Board of Commissioners adopted the following policy statement <br /> regarding the expenditure of County bond funds : <br /> Allocation of Funds <br /> The Coim07 will strife to ensure that, between FY 1997' and FY 2010, bond fiends for <br /> parks and open space are proportionally balanced between Chapel Hill Township and <br /> the other six townships' , based on the population of those townships in the 2000 Census . <br /> FY 1997 and FY 2010 refer to fiscal year 1996- 97 and fiscal yemf 2009- 2010, <br /> respectively <br /> We do not yet know the 2000 census population by township, but it is anticipated that <br /> the proportional breakdown will be somewhere near 63 % for Chapel Hill Township and <br /> 37 % for other townships. <br /> III <br />