Staff told commissioners the Legacy Lands program relies on the conservation futures tax levy (about $3.25 million annually), aims to keep a roughly $3 million fund balance, and spent about $600,000 on the recent easement (about $26,000 per acre for ~22 acres), while debt service and ongoing maintenance constrain spending.

Staff laid out two multi-year scenarios: carrying current assumptions and a plan targeting a 33% fund balance. To reach 33% would require near-term adjustments of roughly $2–2.5 million annually, climbing to about $5 million in later years; issuing debt to finance ten-year maintenance was presented as an alternative to recurring operating transfers.