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5/ 26/ 99 . <br /> D . Difficulties with Payment- in - Lieu Programs <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 its4 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 " <br /> equisite " 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 4* paymentawminowlieul and exactions will <br /> enable us to also search for better solutions . In order to gain a clearer 4. <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 , and4 other states . 41 <br />