(Below is a display we used in a so-far-unsuccessful effort to get the County Roads Department to keep its hands off of the Parks Charter fund. -Brian)
Reasons why the Roads Fund, not the Parks Charter Fund, should pay for roads impacts
1. Parks Fund meant to be a net benefit, but used as a mitigation means the environment is no better off
2. Better management principle is to reduce cross-subsidies, in this case using Parks funding to subsidize road development.
3. Using Parks funding may interfere with the future selection of parkland in order to maximize mitigation of roads impacts.
Alternative:
Parks Dept. pays for park impacts
Roads Dept. pays for road impacts
Parks can purchase recreational use on lands bought by Roads Dept.
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