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Draft 10J8/99 <br />and an assessment of parks. Finally, the Historic Preservation <br />needs. The task force report was Element identifies state scenic <br />produced in May 1999, and byways and a proposed scenic <br />projects a parkland deficit of 645. corridor along St. Mary's Road. <br />acres in 2000 and 1,265 acres by <br />2025. A coordinated funding and N. Listings from the Natural <br />land acquisition program was Heritage Program <br />recommended, along with a new <br />Parks Council and a policy calling These listings .have served as a <br />for open facilities countywide. 'basis for many of the above <br /> documents, and have been <br />The report identifies goals for incorporated into many <br />parkland site evaluation and inventories and works -including <br />criteria for possible parkland the Natural Areas and Wildlife <br />acquisition. The goals and criteria Habitat inventory. An updated list <br />may be found in Section IV.D of has been acquired and is part of <br />this document. An .executive the County's current resource <br />summary of the :report is database. <br />provided as Appendix H. <br />M. Historic Preservation <br />Element, Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />This element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan was created <br />and adopted in 1996. The report <br />explores the County's historical <br />and cultural development, noting <br />historic resources and areas of <br />archaeological importance. <br />An action strategy for preserving <br />important historic and cultural <br />landmarks, crossroads and <br />historic corridors is included, and <br />illustrated through a Preservation <br />Plan map. The map also shows <br />'archaeological resource. zones", <br />where the potential for <br />archaeological finds may be of <br />higher distribution. <br />11 <br />