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Lands Legacy Interim Action Plan Adopted 513100 Lands Legacy — Interim Action Plan For the period May 3, 2000 -- June 30, 2001 Introduction The Lands Legacy program , adopted on April 4, 2000 , is activated through an Annual Action Plan process . In future years , this process will begin in August of each year with a staff- generated draft which will be reviewed initially by the Board of Commissioners and then sent to relevant advisory boards for further development of priorities for the coming fiscal year . The revised draft would be distributed to the Board of , Commissioners at the December goal -setting retreat, and finalized during the budget/CIP process in the spring of each year . For the initial year of the program , the Board has authorized an Interim Action Plan to be created to guide Lands Legacy resource land purchases from the present through the fiscal year . 2000 - 2001 (which begins on July 1 ) . The Interim Action Plan that follows is consistent with the template adopted as part of the Lands Legacy program , and contains goals for the period May 2000 -June 2001 , more specific objectives and a priority table with timetable and purpose . The document closes with a performance report for the previous year (which is incomplete in this case , since the program was just adopted ) . Goals for May 2000 - June 2001 - ( Note : the following goals implicitly include continuing to aggressively pursue grant funding for many of the County's proposed projects . ) 1 . Purchase parklands ( regional , district and community- level ) strategically throughout the County, for both active and low - impact . recreation , to land - bank for future parks that can provide leisure opportunities for all citizens ( and potentially be co - located with future schools ) . 2 . Partner with the towns and other entities such as OWASA in acquiring future park sites , where possible . I Work with a willing seller ( and a partner entity, if possible) to purchase a " pilot" farmland conservation easement in conjunction with the N . C . Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. 4 . Finalize park management and facility development/ use plans via an inter- local agreement with Durham County for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area . 5 . Protect sensitive natural areas in the Seven - Mile Creek bottomlands and along New Hope Creek .