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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 5, 2005 <br />Action Agen~a~ <br />Item No. (, <br />SUBJECT: Resolution -Land for Tomorrow <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Resolution <br />Land for Tomorrow Background Info <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, ERC Director <br />PURPOSE: To consider a resolution in support of the Land for Tomorrow coalition, which is <br />proposing a November 2006 statewide bond for open space land protection. <br />BACKGROUND: Land for Tomorrow (LFT) is a coalition of public and private organizations <br />advocating the North Carolina General Assembly's goal of preserving 1 million acres of open <br />space. The group's principle foals is educating the public and generating support for a <br />November 2006 statewide band initiative that would raise $200 million a year for five years. <br />A number of land trusts, local governments and conservancy organizations have or are <br />considering measures of support for this initiative. <br />The attached draft resolution would support the proposed 2006 bond referendum and ask that <br />Orange County be listed as a project partner. Noting the similarity of the project's goals with the <br />County's Lands Legacy Program, staff is also asked to explore areas of mutual interest <br />between the two initiatives. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached <br />resolution. <br />