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Lands Legacy Program <br />Project Category:County Capital Project Status:Active Project Type <br />Functional Service <br />Area:Community Services <br />Proposed Bid <br />Award Date:TBD New <br />Department:DEAPR Starting Date:N/A Expansion X <br />Project Number:20011 Completion Date:N/A Renovation <br />Replacement <br />Project Description/Justification:The Lands Legacy Program, <br />established in April 2000, is an award-winning, comprehensive <br />program to conserve and protect the County's most critical natural and <br />cultural resources, including prime and threatened farmland; future <br />parklands; natural areas, wildlife habitat and prime forests; watershed <br />stream buffers; and historic and archaeological sites. Farmland <br />conservation and other natural areas conservation also occurs through <br />the associated "Conservation Easements" project. Acquisition of the <br />Bingham Township District Park site, Mountains to Sea Trail corridor <br />land/easements, continued acquisitions for the Upper Eno Nature <br />Preserve, and the Jordan Lake Macrosite natural area are among <br />several top anticipated priorities for these current and planned funds. <br />Currently, approximately $2.51 million is available in this project for those (and other opportunity) purposes. The <br />County has and will continue to aggressively seek to leverage these funds through grants ($5.8 million to date) <br />and partnership funding. <br />FINANCIAL SUMMARY <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 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Total Year 10 <br />Expenses <br /> Land/Building 8,410,452 - 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 <br /> Construction/Repairs/Renovations <br /> Equipment/Furnishings <br /> Total Project Budget 8,410,452 - - 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 <br />Funding Sources <br /> Transfer from General Fund 1,110,452 <br /> Transfer from Other Funds -- <br /> Debt Financing 7,300,000 - 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 <br /> Grant Funds and/or Payment-In-Lieu Fund - 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 <br /> Total 8,410,452 - - 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 <br />Impact on Operating Budget <br /> Personnel Services <br /> Operations <br /> Recurring Capital <br /> New/Addl Revenue -- <br /> Total Operating Costs -------- <br />72