Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
-APPENDIX • FUNDING <br /> IMPLEMENTATIONSTRATEGY • POSSIBLE FUNDING <br /> YEAR LEAD • <br /> BE 2.6 Schedule a Focus Group to discuss <br /> capacity and implementation of agro 2024 $5,000 Operating and Capital Budgets <br /> voltaics and community solar projects. <br /> BE 3.1 Facilitate the transition from natural <br /> gas to electricity, providing support 2024 $350,000 Local utility and state <br /> in terms of funding, resources, and programs <br /> branding. <br /> BE 4.1 Re-design sustainability website for <br /> one-stop-shop information that <br /> educates public on the County's Climate 2024 $76,006 Operating and capital budgets <br /> Action Plan and sustainability practices, <br /> offering a centralized platform for <br /> information and resources <br /> BE 4.2 Develop a program to support IRA funding for charging <br /> businesses in adopting sustainable 2026 $397,838 infrastructure <br /> practices <br /> BE 4.3 Develop volunteer energy ambassador <br /> program. Use ambassadors to provide 2025 $30,900 Operating and capital budgets <br /> education about energy saving tips and <br /> resources <br /> BE 5.1 Formalize and enhance the commitment <br /> to achieving LEED standards for County 2031 $0 N/A <br /> facilities <br /> BE 5.2 Encourage the use of geothermal <br /> ground-source heat pumps in more 2031 $860,912 IRA funding <br /> County buildings, based on the success <br /> of current implementations. <br /> BE 5.3 Invest in training and salary increases for IRA funding <br /> permitting department to research green 2032 $164,680 (Low-Carbon Transportation <br /> building materials/methods and do Materials Grants program)and <br /> engineering work in-house to lower cost LEED credits <br /> COMMUNITYGREEN <br /> GC 1.1 Continue and enforce policies that <br /> preserve a significant percentage of <br /> acreage from new developments,with 2025 $0 N/A <br /> an emphasis on natural landscapes and <br /> native plants. <br /> GC 1.2 Reduce/eliminate amount of mowed/ <br /> manicured lawns on County properties; 2027 $120,200 Operating and Capital budgets <br /> replace with native pollinator gardens, <br /> native grasses <br /> GC 2.1 Create a tree master plan,quantifying Operating and Capital budgets <br /> the value of trees to preserve and 2029 $127,520 Conservation Trust <br /> increase tree cover across the county. Grants <br /> GC 3.1 Expand and promote initiatives within <br /> the agricultural space, potentially <br /> including collaborations with local farms Operating and Capital budgets <br /> 2028 $28 <br /> and Orange County Master Gardeners ,138 Community Garden <br /> for innovative practices like rooftop Grants <br /> gardens and agro voltaics. <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY, NC • APPENDICES <br />