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Lake County explores using Q funds for parks projects and selling wetland credits at Oak Ridge Prairie
Summary
Officials discussed creating line items and reusing 'Q' fund reserves for parks projects, attendance tracking, potential land purchases, and a plan to sell wetland mitigation credits at Oak Ridge Prairie to fund natural-areas maintenance.
Lake County parks officials presented multiple budget and land-management items to the council, including moving quorum/reserve (‘Q’) fund dollars into new line items, funding land purchases and park improvements, and pursuing wetland-mitigation credits to support natural-area work.
Why it matters: the parks department manages high annual visitation and carries a substantial cash balance; staff said they track between 800,000 and 1 million annual park visits and need clearer line items to spend capital built up in prior years.
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