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7 <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 39)Aguatic 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 /> 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 />