Legislature boosts conservation plan
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
By Staff
Tax break, new spending should help preserve N.C. green space
Before the 2008 General Assembly left town Friday, lawmakers continued their commitment to preserving green space here. They deserve credit for keeping the state's financial resources behind an admirable effort to save a million acres within a decade.
That campaign isn't likely to succeed, based on high land costs and rapid development. But it pushes the state closer to the long-term goal and serves as a model for private conservation efforts as well.
The new state budget, signed last week by Gov. Mike Easley, provides $55 million in new conservation spending for four initiatives to preserve land and protect water and air quality. That sum includes $50 million in certificate of participation bonds for the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and the N.C. Natural Heritage Trust Fund. It provides $4 million for the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund and $1 million for the N.C. Community Development Initiative. (more…)
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