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15 <br /> The FY2024-25 project continues the effort to reduce total nitrogen levels in Falls Lake <br /> Reservoir. This project began in FY 2022 and will be an annual effort until Phase II of the Falls <br /> Lake rules are promulgated. Efforts continue by the Upper Neuse River Basin Association <br /> jurisdictions to revisit the nutrient modeling. Changing the model may also change the <br /> mandated nutrient reductions, but at this time, the reductions as noted above remain in <br /> place. <br /> • Parks and Recreation Facility Renovations and Repairs - $255,400 <br /> The FY2024-25 funding request addresses annual and ongoing safety, lighting, park <br /> infrastructure, signage, preventive maintenance and tree/landscape improvements in the <br /> County's seven parks. FY2024-25 also includes funding to transition appropriate landscape <br /> equipment that are due for replacement from fossil fuel engines to electric to reduce GHG <br /> emissions as recommended in the Climate Action Plan. This project provides ongoing funded <br /> park needs and initiatives identified in the 2030 Parks & Recreation Master Plan. Funding is <br /> assigned based on a biennial schedule of repairs and renovations planned for in advance. <br /> Each year the master list of scheduled projects is reviewed and prioritized, and the <br /> prioritized projects are proposed to be funded from this account. <br /> Long Range Projects <br /> The FY2024-34 Plan includes several significant priority projects. <br /> • Affordable Housing <br /> The FY2024-34 CIP contains a total of $15 million in staggered funding over the ten-year <br /> planning horizon. This is intended to provide a predictable source of subsidy for affordable <br /> housing developers. <br /> • Additional Community Center Space Needs <br /> The FY2024-34 CIP projects an expansion of the Community Center in the Rogers Eubanks <br /> neighborhood in the FY2025-FY2027 timeframe. With a total cost of approximately $2.3 <br /> million, the project also anticipates a funding partnership with the Towns of Chapel Hill and <br /> Carrboro consistent with the original cost sharing agreement. <br /> • Emergency Radio System Build Out <br /> Emergency Services has continued to evaluate the most effective and efficient approach to <br /> improving emergency radio coverage using the most current technology. A new concept for <br /> tower construction has been established, and an implementation plan is proposed to be <br /> funded at$32 million starting in FY2027-28. The County's share of this project is expected to <br /> be$24 million after partnership funding from the Towns based on the number of public safety <br /> radios utilized by each jurisdiction. <br /> • Millhouse Road Park <br /> This facility is planned as a joint Orange County/Town of Chapel Hill partnership (50-50 split <br /> Page 1 13 <br />