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Lands Legary Interim Action Plan 04/27/pp Lands Legacy -Interim Action Plan For the period May 3, 2004 -tune 30, 2001 Introduction The Lands Legacy program, adopted on April 4, 2000, is activated through an Annual Action Plan process. In future years, this process will begin in August of each year with a stafF-generated draft which wilt be reviewed initially by the Board of Commissioners and then sent to relevant advisory boards for further development of priorities for the taming fiscal year. The revised draft would be distributed to the Board of Commissioners at the December goal-setting retreat, and finalized during the budget/CIP process in the spring of each year. For the initial year of the program, the Board has authorized an Interim Action Plan to be created to guide Lands Legacy resource land purchases from the present through the fiscal year 2000-2001 (which begins on July 1). The Interim Action Plan that follows is consistent with the template adopted as part of the Lands Legacy program, and contains goals for the period May 2000-June 2001, more specific objectives and a priority table with timetable and purpose. The document closes with a performance report for the previous year (which is incomplete in this case, since the program was just adopted). Goals for May 2000 -June 2001 (Note: the following goals implicitly include continuing to aggressively pursue grant funding for many of the County's proposed projects.) 1. Purchase parklands strategically throughout the County, for both active and low-impact recreation, to land-bank for future parks that can provide leisure opportunities for all citizens (and potentially be co-located with future schools). 2. Partner with the towns and other entities such as OWASA in acquiring future park sites, where possible. 3. Work with a willing seller (and a partner entity, if possible) to purchase a "pilot" farmland conservation easement in conjunction with the N.C. Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. 4. Finalize park management and facility development/use plans via an inter-local agreement with Durham County for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. 5. Protect sensitive natural areas in the Seven-Mile Creek bottomlands and along New Hope Creek.