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<br /> <br />in lieu of transportation improvement construction based on <br />conditions agreed to by both parties during a conditional zoning <br />process. These fees may be for a developer fair share of a future <br />comprehensive intersection improvement but would not be built by <br />NCDOT until other funding could be assigned to do a complete <br />improvement; <br /> <br />35) Revenue Options for Local Government – Support efforts to <br />preserve and expand the existing local revenue base of counties <br />and authorize local option revenue sources already given to any <br />other jurisdiction to all counties. Oppose efforts to divert to the <br />state fees or taxes currently allocated to the counties or to erode <br />existing county revenue streams; <br /> <br />36) E-911 Funds – Support protection and broader applications of the <br />NC 9-1-1 Fund to be used primarily for assuring that 9-1-1 systems <br />are able to upgrade existing performance levels in order to pay for <br />9-1-1 operations or 9-1-1 related upgrades such as the <br />infrastructure needed to migrate to next-generation (NG911) <br />technology. Orange County has appreciated past efforts and <br />supports future initiatives to assure our citizens are provided <br />continued access to emergency services from all sources; <br /> <br />37) Land, Water and Agricultural Preservation Funding – Support <br />Park, Agricultural Preservation, Clean Water Management and <br />other existing trust funds established for the protection of the <br />State’s land, water, biological resources, agriculture, and special <br />places before they are irreversibly lost, and request that these <br />funds receive additional funding, preferably through dedicated <br />funding sources; <br /> <br />38) County Jail System/Housing State Inmates Reimbursement – <br />Support legislation to protect the fiscal viability of the county jail <br />system by reinstating reimbursement for state inmates housed in <br />county jails sentenced to 90 days or less; <br /> <br />39) Aquatic Vegetation Control – Support legislation to provide for <br />and fund a comprehensive statewide approach to noxious aquatic <br />vegetation control in public water reservoirs; <br /> <br />40) Concealed Weapons in Parks –Seek legislation re-authorizing <br />counties to fully regulate the carrying of concealed weapons on <br />county-owned playgrounds and in county-owned parklands and <br />authorize counties to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons <br />on county and county funded college/university campuses, in <br />addition to playgrounds; <br /> <br />10