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Approve the Acquisition of 96.26 Acres of Open Space and Park Property in Swift Creek from The Conservation Fund to expand Crowder County Park
Recommended Action:
That the Board of Commissioners:
1. Appropriates $3,068,593 of Open Space Little River Reimbursement funds; and
2. Appropriates $1,768,060 of fund balance in Debt Service Fund as temporary funding source (to be permanently reimbursed with PGROS Bonds sold later in Fiscal Year 2020); and
3. Appropriates $77,572 of Recreation Land Area Contributions (RLDO) funding; and
4. Authorizes the County Manager to execute an agreement to purchase the 96.26 acres from The Conservation Fund at a purchase price of $4,914,225, subject to terms and conditions acceptable to the County Attorney; and
5. Authorizes County staff to apply to the City of Raleigh’s Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative Fund for partnership dollars that could offset County dollars.