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The board heard that the Resica project received its main acquisition payment and that staff is awaiting a $5,000 reimbursement payment to complete the transaction. Anna, a staff member, told the board the county mailed a check overnight to the project’s contact and that the recipient received it within 24 hours. Anna also said Carbon County will reimburse up to 50% of eligible project costs and that staff will update the payment-request and reimbursement forms to make that limit explicit.

The clarification was prompted after a project financial contact submitted a reimbursement request that sought the full amount instead of the county’s 50% share, Anna said. She described that the county’s forms did not clearly state the 50% reimbursement cap at the top of the form and that staff will change the form to add a line item showing total cost and the county’s 50% contribution.

Don, a staff member, and others discussed the county’s role in financing acquisitions. Don said the county is still finalizing how it will borrow or allocate the county portion of funds for the project; he described that the financing approach was still under discussion and did not provide a final funding source. Board members asked procedural questions about payment routing; staff said the program manual requires checks be written to the title company rather than to applicants directly and that staff had worked through that requirement with the project team.

Board members also discussed a forthcoming project celebration hosted by Natural Lands and Carbon County staff; invitations have been sent to Natural Lands staff, county staff, the advisory board, commissioners’ offices and representatives from several townships and legislative offices. Staff said Natural Lands will provide light refreshments and promotional materials and that county staff will contact local television outlets to seek coverage.

Votes at a glance: the meeting record indicates a voice vote approving the minutes from 05/15/2025 (motion and second recorded; vote recorded as \"Aye\"; individual vote names were not specified in the transcript). A separate voice vote to amend the bylaws (motion language: \"go to amend the bylaw change\") was also called and recorded as \"Aye.\" A motion to adjourn was made and passed. The transcript does not record roll-call votes or names attached to those voice votes.

Why it matters: the actions and clarifications affect how Carbon County will process reimbursements for open-space acquisitions and how future applicants prepare payment requests. The updates to forms and the reminder that county checks must be issued through the title company are procedural details that staff said will reduce later confusion.

The board moved on to outreach and workshop items later in the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Open Space Advisory Board Meetings 6-19-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a meeting of the Carbon County Open Space Advisory Board (date not specified), staff reported that the Resica land acquisition has officially closed and described outstanding reimbursement details and an update to the county’s payment forms.","taxTitle","Carbon County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71753,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523427,"Carbon County open-space staff to expand municipal outreach after pilot workshops",163,1029000,1192000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5031267-40d7fff279657da259f7adf9874aa92e&start=1029&end=1192","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5031267-40d7fff279657da259f7adf9874aa92e/thumbnail_1029000.jpg","/articles/6523427/Carbon-County/Pennsylvania/Carbon-County-open-space-staff-to-expand-municipal-outreach-after-pilot-workshops","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523427-fb1853482705ea37f49383ce73d0caac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452964&Signature=DT6K2kBanF0m3rA6lIjjIEAFn8podgmbFFkjhhkP8e7e5Vc3HpjKOMp7yzOWjBzWcJaFudSvaqRo~5wvkCYheP68Z5zKSwmRvioDI7hlRsvbKhD07w3HW3Mft6Kjvpt~O7SMgZi0Koac89oVObL6SKjIg9hlfFD0e77JeN9iglwuBReqBCw5T6beTftXwMScE0zRGrqaAFvkk6ejtcmLqw8c-grt7a30dxbegRdcYu-zGpSMIgK3B2qU9PQEextsIrWwbzr~Hesr-RqGLjlDM5cP5-lc3UWciSiMFDo0JBQeqNJZZofb4pwbwUpZCDWsAI6FOkLYn~jea-iUs0eXWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CARBON COUNTY — Staff for the Carbon County Open Space Advisory Board reported on a series of municipal outreach workshops tied to the county comprehensive plan and Greenway trails and open-space plan, saying the sessions produced useful dialogue with municipal officials despite modest attendance.

Don, a staff member, and Dave, the county’s Planning Director, told the board the Northwest Region workshop included a large printed map and attracted several municipal officials who discussed potential projects and local development pressures. Dave said pairing the county open-space presentation with planning and economic-development context — including a brief presentation from Jared, an economic development staffer — made the sessions more relevant to municipal decision-makers.

Staff described that the workshops used a county parcel viewer and mapping layers to show forest tracts, parcel zoning, and potential conservation targets. Maggie from Wildlands produced the GIS map used in the Northwest workshop, staff said. The presenters said they plan to shorten future workshops to about an hour (the first ran about 90 minutes) and to schedule remaining regional meetings in July and August; staff will send doodle polls and reach out to Eastside, Kidder, Penn Forest and other municipalities to find times that improve attendance.

Staff also said they may stream regional meetings for broader access and that they plan to offer short joint meetings that combine a board session with the regional outreach content to increase participation. The outreach schedule will include the Kittatinny branch region (workshop planned to finish July 1), and additional sessions for Lehigh-region municipalities later in July and August.

Why it matters: staff said the workshops are intended to inform municipal officials about county open-space acquisition processes and to encourage well-prepared project applications; mapping and planning context, staff said, produced the most interaction with municipal supervisors present at the first workshop.

The board discussed logistics for future meetings and asked staff to circulate schedules so commissioners and advisory board members can attend as local representatives.","Staff reported on regional open-space workshops tied to the county’s comprehensive and Greenway plans, said turnout was small but productive, and outlined upcoming sessions and scheduling plans for July/August.","actionData","errors"]

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Carbon County open-space staff: Resica acquisition closed; reimbursement rules clarified

Carbon County open-space staff to expand municipal outreach after pilot workshops