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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 4, 2002 Action Agents Item NO. ,rj-p SUBJECT: Resolution Supporting the Triangle Greenprint DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Conservation ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: 1)Draft Resolution David Stencil, 2452590 2)Comments from County Advisory Boards TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider adopting a resolution in support of the Triangle Greenprint 'Regional Open Space Assessment.' BACKGROUND: In discussion of other topics following the February 25 quarterly public hearing,the Board Of Commissioners received a presentation from representatives of the Triangle Greenprint project,with members from several advisory boards in standards. The Triangle Greenprint Is an afort to develop a regional open space plan for the six-county Triangle region. A coalition of three organizat ions—the Triangle J Council of Governments, the Triangle Land Conservancy, and the NC Division of Parks and Recreation—is working with local partners to develop a 'Triangle Greei-PnnP covering Orange, Durham, Chatham, Wake, Lee and Johnston counties. Phase I of the project began with a series of workshops, or"chamettes,' held in November 2000. Representatives from the six counties, several municipalities, state and federal agencies, conservation groups and other entities participated in the mapping of important natural areas, farmland, forestland, historic areas, and existing/proposed parks and greenways within the region. Orange County participants included staff from ERCD, Soil and Water Conservation and the NC Forest Service. The project is currently in Phase II, which Included the presentation made on February 25 and being made to county and municipal advisory boards and elected boards for their information, input and eventual "buy in'. The Greenprint sponsors at this time are asking