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Draft 10/8/99 * Promote mu/tiyurisdiclrona/recreation and preservation etJ`orts * Preserve watersheds and water quality * Encourage historic and cultural preservation * Identify and emphasize targeted needs - * Establish public,/private partnerships * Encourage the dedication of easements Implement /and-banking opportunities * Acquire/purchase parkland through deve%pment process * Deve%p linear parks concepts and plans: Using these goals, more-specific objectives were identified: ObjecBves + Keep. active recreation facilities away from /and that is environments//y sensitive, such as wetlands; - * Deve%p a program for /and dedication/recreation payment that is more effective and comprehensive; + Proi~+ct identified natural areas and wildlife habitats in conjunction with the creation of recreation facilities; Dave%p linear parks in the Rural Bu1S`er, and exp/ore opportunities along other identified stream corridors; * "Retrofit existing deve%ped properties for recreation; = Enhance efforts like the New Hope Creek Corridor Study and the Upper Eno Rivet preservation efforts; * Deve%p /and-use p/arming mechanism for securing neighborhood parks Criteria for Eva/uating Possib/e Land Acquisition Subject to approval by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, a system should be developed to evaluate how well potential land ; acquisitions meet the goals and objectives. A number of specific measures have been suggested both for the purchase of property, and for the appropriateness of siting facilities. The components of this system would become the basis of the Recreation and Parks. Acquisition section of the County's Resource Acquisition Program (see Section V). ~Pa'r~klan-:~s A~gruisi~tiog~ yriterA ` sE ~, ~~' ~ ;~~: The existence of matchin funds from a uestin 'urisdiction Potential for rants and other fundin o rtunities Com letion of existin ro'ects with an ado tad facili Ian Contains a site identified in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Oran a Coun N.C. Com tibili of tanned ark use with ad'acent land uses A ro riate intensi of use for the area Location Promotes continui of wildlife corridors reenwa sand linear arks Land is ad'acent to new schools Land for active recreation is suitable and a ro riate for tanned uses Furthers ur ses of U r Eno and New Ho a Corridor reservation efforts Access trans ortation is safe and Basil -accom lished Meetin multi le oats of the above ets hi her wei htin 24