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The Volusia Forever Priority Projects layer represents properties recommended by the Volusia Forever Advisory Committee for potential acquisition but not yet approved for purchase by the County Council. This dataset serves as a planning and evaluation tool to identify and rank conservation lands that support the long-term goals of the Volusia Forever Program under Volusia County Government.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Properties are categorized into two priority groups based on established Site Ranking Criteria, project evaluation, and funding opportunities:<\/SPAN><\/P>

Group A:<\/SPAN><\/P>

Properties that significantly advance program goals and are recommended for acquisition. These sites are typically eligible for matching funds and may include lands within or adjacent to existing Florida Forever project boundaries. Group A properties are forwarded to County Council for authorization to proceed with acquisition.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Group B:<\/SPAN><\/P>

Properties considered important for conservation but not ranked as the highest priority due to factors such as lower site scores, project viability, or limited funding opportunities.<\/SPAN><\/P>

The County Council retains authority to adjust rankings between groups, pursue matching funds from external sources, and authorize acquisitions. Properties may be added, retained, advanced, or removed from the ranking groups based on updated information, property owner requests, or after multiple ranking cycles.<\/SPAN><\/P>

This layer supports strategic conservation planning, prioritization of acquisition efforts, and coordination with funding partners.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The Volusia Forever Priority Projects layer identifies properties nominated for potential acquisition through the Volusia Forever Program but not yet approved by the County Council. Maintained by Volusia County Government, the dataset categorizes properties into Group A and Group B based on conservation value, project evaluation, and funding opportunities.", "title": "PCF.DBO.VolusiaForever_PriorityProjects", "tags": [ "Volusia Forever", "Resource Stewardship", "Conservation Lands" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Resource Stewardship", "licenseInfo": "

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NOT FOR LEGAL USE OR SURVEY WORK. Since we have no control over the use of this file outside of the office GIS system for which it was produced, the recipient should use it for informational purposes only. The shapefile should never be used as the only source of information in legal or engineering determinations. The use of any original material from the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems in any report or publication shall be given appropriately cited credit. Please be aware that the features are a very good approximation to its actual location and geometry. However, the original line was digitized in State Plane using the appropriate Datum (NAD27, or NAD83, or NAD83/90) . The layer was re-projected from State Plane to our customize DEP Albers projection and transformed to the HARN Datum. Therefore some distortion was introduced.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }