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9 <br /> 1 Slide #9 <br /> FY2025-35 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br /> Fnvironmenta� 'totection and Climate Actio,: <br /> • Climate Change Mitigation $267,750 All Climate Action Plan Focus Areas <br /> (p 56) Green Infrastructure Workforce development Program <br /> l <br /> — Climate mitigation grants to non-profit and <br /> public agencies through a formal competitive l„ <br /> grant process <br /> — Originally tied to 1/.cent of property tax rate Y <br /> — Manager recommends disconnecting future <br /> funding available for grants from tax rate <br /> — Future years assume 2% annual growth in <br /> amount available for grants <br /> Orange County students planting native plants to control stormwater erasion and <br /> runoff in a Carrboro neighborhood. <br /> �r1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NOKI-H (_AR0L1NA <br /> 9 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene said she had sent an email earlier in the day and discussed the <br /> 4 history of the grants. She said she hoped that the county would get back to budgeting $400,000 <br /> 5 for the grant program. <br /> 6 Commissioner McKee noted that the county participates in other climate change <br /> 7 mitigation strategies. He said he supported the County Manager's recommendation. <br /> 8 Commissioner Greene said the community grant program allows the county to spread <br /> 9 money into the community to address climate change. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee said he has concerns about raising property taxes to cover debt <br /> 11 and the impact on residents. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br />