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32 <br /> FINAL DRAFT-5-27-26 <br /> recommendations for such a Prioritization Method are summarized in <br /> Appendix 2. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Prioritization Method drafted No funding required <br /> • Priority Action 2c: In collaboration with the Planning department, assess the <br /> need for modifications and additions to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO) and to County policies to elevate the importance of farmland in land <br /> use regulations and policy. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Review of UDO completed No funding required <br /> • Recommendations for policy <br /> additions and new ordinances that <br /> support conservation of farmland <br /> drafted <br /> GOAL #2: Conserve Farmland Through Direct Measures <br /> Recommendation 3: Increase the rate at which Lands Legacy Program <br /> conservation easements are completed. The Lands Legacy Program maintains a <br /> list of landowners seeking to put their land in a conservation easement. Priority <br /> Actions 3a and 3b are intended to mitigate the impact of two (of the several) <br /> factors that contribute to the length of time to complete easement agreements: <br /> insufficient or uncertain funding and County bureaucratic requirements. <br /> • Priority Action 3a: Increase the funds available for County purchase of Lands <br /> Legacy Program conservation easements. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Source of funding agreed Funding required <br /> • Funding secured <br /> • Increase in annual number of <br /> agricultural working lands <br /> easements completed <br /> • Priority Action 3b: Identify and implement new/additional frameworks for <br /> County collaboration with non-County conservation organizations (e.g., <br /> Triangle Land Conservancy, Eno River Foundation) to secure easements. <br /> Explore the possibility of reactivating the Orange County Conservation <br /> 30 <br />