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Draft <br /> 3/24/99 <br /> * Promote multi jurisdictional recreation and preservation <br /> efforts <br /> Preserve watersheds and water quality <br /> Encourage historic and cultural preservation <br /> Identify and emphasize targeted needs <br /> Establish public/private partnerships <br /> * Encourage the dedication of easements <br /> Explore land - banking opportunities <br /> * Acquire/purchase parkland through development process <br /> Develop linear parks concepts and plans <br /> Using these goals , more -specific objectives were identified : <br /> Objectives <br /> Keep active recreation facilities off of land that is environmentally - <br /> sensitive <br /> Develop a program for land dedication/ recreation payment that is more <br /> effective and comprehensive <br /> Protect identified natural areas and wildlife habitats in <br /> conjunction with the creation of recreation facilities <br /> Develop linear parks in the Rural Buffer , and explore <br /> opportunities along other identified stream corridors <br /> %oRetrofitA existing properties for recreation <br /> Enhance efforts like the New Hope Creek Corridor Study and <br /> the Upper Eno River preservation efforts <br /> Keep concept of neighborhood parks <br /> Criteria for Evaluating Possible Land Acquisition <br /> A system should be developed to evaluate how well potential land <br /> acquisitions meet the goals and objectives . A number of specific measures <br /> have been suggested both for the purchase of property , and for the <br /> appropriateness of siting facilities . The components of this system , after <br /> approval would become the basics of the Recreation and Parks <br /> Acquisition section of the CountyAs Resource Acquisition Program (see <br /> Section V) , <br /> Potential Land Acquisition Criteria for Purchase Decisions <br /> (examples ) : <br /> * Compatibility of planned use with adjacent land uses <br /> ( Rogerson /Oakwood neighborhood park) <br /> 13 <br />