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5 / 26/ 99 <br /> D . Difficulties with Payment - in - Lieu Programs <br /> ft <br /> In reviewing payment - in - lieu programs , the Work Group heard from <br /> local practitioners , attorneys , and an expert from the Institute of <br /> Government . It is clear that several difficulties exist in effectively <br /> providing recreation facilities using payment - in - lieu programs . Both <br /> Carrboro and Orange County have funds that remain to be matched <br /> and spent . Chapel Hill has consistently used its fund , yet the same <br /> restrictions do not necessarily apply since its system of individual <br /> negotiations does not fit under the definition of a payment - in - lieu <br /> program . Several problems with the current systems are highlighted <br /> below , and proposals for changes to the means of providing and <br /> funding recreation lands will be suggested in Section VII , the <br /> recommendations section of this report . <br /> Difficulties <br /> • . Payment - in - lieu is not intended to fund facilities of <br /> countywide significance <br /> • Fees must be geographically earmarked and spent on areas <br /> within the immediate area <br /> Fees must be spent within a reasonable period of time <br /> • Fees must be supplemented with matching funds for use <br /> The requirements for the distribution of payment - in - lieu fees <br /> complicate potential solutions that would pool funds and inter - <br /> jurisdictional cooperation . In order for any of these ventures to occur , <br /> an analysis of park use as related to population growth and location <br /> may be needed , helping to prove the requisite " reasonable <br /> relationship " between the collected fee and benefited populace . <br /> Through its special legislation , Orange County may be able to re - draw <br /> districts to potentially address these problems . <br /> E . Comparison with Other Programs Regionally and <br /> Nationally <br /> Understanding our difficulties with payment - in - lieu and exactions will <br /> enable us to also search for better solutions . In order to gain a clearer <br /> picture of regional , state , and national trends regarding land <br /> regulatory policies for parkland acquisition , we must look to examples <br /> of different jurisdictions experiences . The table below highlights <br /> jurisdictions within our region , state , and other states . <br />