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l <br /> 5 / 26 / 99 <br /> the population increases ) . <br /> A program for land acquisition for long - term park needs <br /> should be developed that identifies sites that could meet <br /> needs ( including potential for siting active and low impact <br /> recreation ) , based on projected size and location of <br /> parkland throughout the county . The availability of <br /> matching funds from the benefiting jurisdictions should be <br /> an important component in future acquisition and park <br /> development . The program should also identify an acreage <br /> threshold for co - located school / park land acquisition and <br /> should be developed with the Parks and Resource Lands <br /> Council and the Schools / Land Use Council . <br /> To address the estimated $ 10 . 12 million in future park <br /> needs , the following actions should be taken to use <br /> existing bond funds and address long - term needs . <br /> 1 . The remaining $ 2 . 89 million in land acquisition funds <br /> from the 1997 parks bond should be used for <br /> acquisition of lands identified as sites for long - term <br /> parks use as soon as possible . <br /> 2 . The balance of funding should be an estimated $ 8 <br /> l million parks bond placed before the voters in <br /> November 2000 . As previously discussed , the specifics <br /> of this bond should be coordinated by the Parks and <br /> Resource Lands Council . <br /> Developing a program for identifying and acquiring long - <br /> term park sites at this time will greatly reduce the cost of <br /> meeting long - term park needs . <br /> L <br />