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7 <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Next Steps <br /> •Public comment period ends May 8tn <br /> •Comments will be incorporated into Annual Action Plan (AAP) <br /> and approved by HOME Consortium <br /> •Government partners (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough) <br /> approve AAP for HOME awards <br /> -Approval set for early May <br /> •BOCC approves AAP <br /> -Vote scheduled for 5/21 business meeting nORANGE COUNTY <br /> HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Blake Rosser said that the public comment period actually ends on May 101n <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> open the public hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair Greene, to close the public <br /> hearing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she sat on the Local Government Affordable Housing <br /> Collaborative and was pleased about the recommendations. She said it helps one of the most <br /> vulnerable populations to have housing. <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Lands Legacy Action Plan for 2024-2027 <br /> The Board adopted the Lands Legacy Action Plan for the years 2024-2027. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners established the Lands Legacy Program on April <br /> 4, 2000. Through this program, Orange County seeks to protect its most critical natural and <br /> cultural resources through a variety of voluntary means. Over the 24 years of the program, Orange <br /> County has acquired land for eight (8) parks and nature preserves, and secured 46 conservation <br /> easements, including 28 active farms, for a current total of 2,973 acres of farmland and open <br /> space in the Eno River, Cane Creek, Little River, and New Hope Creek watersheds. Over that <br /> same period the County helped other partners protect an additional 1,338 acres of sensitive <br /> resource lands. <br /> Many of these projects are accomplished in partnership with other conservation entities, including <br /> the Triangle Land Conservancy, Eno River Association, Orange Water & Sewer Authority, the <br /> Orange NRCS/Soil & Water Conservation District, State and federal trust funds, and adjoining <br />