Listed below are the criteria that will be used for each assessment:

Wetlands Mitigation

Preservation:

• Endangered species*
• Land cover (bottomland hardwood, riverine/swamp hardwood, cypress, undisturbed, mature forest)
• Bioclass
• Fish
• Benthos
• Size*
• Historic landcover*

Water pollution

• Livestock
• NPDS
• Roads/development
• Other agriculture –non-point

Endangered hydrologic characteristics

• Wells
• Development
• Existing
• Planned*
• Logging*

Restoration

• Hydric soils*
• Size
• Historic vegetation*

Availability

• Pubilic Lands*
• Vacant lots
• For sale*
• Buy-out properties
• Willing landowner*

Connect to greenways/ recreation

• UNC GI plan
• Existing parks and bike routes*
• Planned Global Transpark mitigation*

Buyout Recreation Sites

Age of residents (density of senior citizens and children)

Community needs

· County commissioner opinions*

· County districts*

Feasibility*

Availability*

Connect to greenways

Housing need assessment

Existing housing*

Income levels*

Employment*

Proximity to recreation areas

Land value

Flood buy-out relocation trends*

*Indicates that data has not been acquired or needs formatting