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5th section: LANDS LEGACY PROGRAM, PAGE 6-59 <br /> In 2000 Orange County accelerated the pace of conservation by establishing the Lands <br /> Legacy Program - the first comprehensive county land acquisition program in North Carolina. <br /> The Lands Legacy Program was the first focus of the new Environment and Resource <br /> Conservation Department, a department established in 1998 to make environmental protection <br /> a separate function of county government. Through Lands Legacy the County collaborates <br /> with local land trusts, OWASA, area universities, and other partners to protect some of the <br /> County's most important natural and cultural resources before they are lost or irreparably <br /> damaged, The types of land protected include natural areas and wildlife habitat, parkland, <br /> prime farmland, historic and cultural sites, and stream buffers. The County also works with its <br /> advisory boards to help guide its acquisition priorities, and sets those priorities every two years <br /> through the adoption of the Lands Legacy Action Plan. To date, Lands Legacy has protected <br /> over (give #) acres, as described in Appendix (give letter). <br /> Page 6-59 (top of page) - The paragraph on the Triangle Greenprint on page 6-59 should be <br /> combined with the paragraph on the Triangle Greenprint that appears on the top of page 6-60, <br /> and included as the last paragraph in the Lands Legacy section. <br /> 6th section: CURRENT ESTIMATES OF PROTECTED LAND, PAGES 6-62 through 6-65. <br /> Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <br /> As you know, a revised section for the transportation element was presented to the BOCC at <br /> the last Comprehensive Plan work session on October 14. Most of that plan is included in the <br /> material for November 6, as it was written, but a couple of sections have been changed. They <br /> should be restored to the original or similar language as presented on October 14. That <br /> language tracks more closely with the language used by the MPO Transportation Advisory <br /> Committee members to evaluate transportation projects, and that language refers both to <br /> positive impacts and to adverse or negative impacts. <br /> 9.5 GOALS <br /> TRANSPORTATION OVERARCHING GOAL: <br /> BULLET G: Protects the natural and cultural heritage <br /> Transportation Goal 1: An efficient and integrated multi-modal transportation system that <br /> protects the natural environment and community character. <br /> 9.6: OBJECTIVES <br /> Objective T-1.3: <br /> Develop new transportation facilities in a manner that has a positive impact or avoids adverse <br /> impacts to the natural environment, including air quality, water resources, biological resources, <br /> and wildlife habitat. <br /> Objective T-1.4: <br />