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recreation), based on projected size and location of parkland throughout the county. The availability of matching funds from the benefiting jurisdictions should be an important component in future acquisition and park development.... The reports cited above also offer insights into the park facilities needs of each jurisdiction in the County. The balance between pazkland and the development of facilities was also reflected in the 1997 referendum. The Lands Legacy program is striving to make land-banking and preservation of critical resource lands a reality. Another important component that guided the work in this report was the 1997 Parks bond and the noteworthy projects that have been accomplished from that bond. A total of five new soccer fields have been constructed or will soon be available for County citizens, accomplished with proceeds from that bond. The band and the reports of pazks work groups in the past four years has greatly advanced our ability to work together Countywide for parks and open space needs. The Board's adopted criteria for joint parks projects cleazly articulates the ways that joint pazks projects could be pursued by multiple jurisdictions. B. Goals for Parks, Open Space and Resource Lands The projects recommended in this report were selected with the following goals in mind: 1. Work towazd completion of projects in the 1988 County Master Recreation and Pazks Plan 2. Work toward completion of projects (acquisition and facilities) suggested in the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks (JMRP) Work Crroup report 3. Promote appropriate joint parks and open space projects between Town and County, consistent with adopted criteria 4. Acquire.Top Priority Identified Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat and Prime Forests 5. Acquire conservation easements on top priority Prime and Threatened Farmland in Water Supply Watersheds 6. Aggressively pursue grants and partnerships with other local governments and associations The current report lays out the short term and longer-term priorities that we see from the identified needs. The short-term projects are needs that we anticipate will be most critical for the next five years, while the longer-term needs are projects that, while extremely important, may require activity and funding in the 6-XO yeaz timeframe. The issues discussed in this current report are timely because of the ongoing work of the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force. The short-term priorities in the report are the Task Force's best estimate of the projects that might be feasible for the November bond referendum, and aze also provided to serve as a starting point for Boazd discussion of parks and open space needs.