[Massplanners] Land Acquisition Strategy

[Bonnie Friedman]

Crested Butte, Colorado has a couple of programs in place.  One is 
additional real estate taxes.  Another is an optional, opt-out, 1% for 
Open Space added to customers' bills at many businesses in town.  
Restaurants, hotels, doctors, attorneys, an acupuncturist, realtors, 
newspapers, and even an animal hospital participate.

Here are links to more details:

    https://www.crestedbutte-co.gov/index.asp?SEC=C1DB51A4-DDEE-4DB4-B12C-8C3F2AAE2CB0

    http://www.landscope.org/article/CO/1percent_for_open_space/1/

                                                         ---Bonnie

On 12/20/2022 4:10 PM, Schreiber, Gideon via MassPlanners wrote:
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> There is the Boulder County and Boulder, CO strategy for open space 
> acquisition and protection.  Here is the county page: Open Space 
> Acquisitions - Boulder County 
> <https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/acquisitions/#:~:text=Boulder%20County%20acquires%20property%20for,exchange%20for%20land%20use%20approvals.> 
> and here is the City’s plan: Open Space Mountain Parks Acquisition 
> Update 2013-2019 (bouldercolorado.gov) 
> <https://bouldercolorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021-01/osmp-acquisition-plan-update-2013-2019.pdf>
>
> Gideon Schreiber, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of 
> *Kristen Las via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Monday, December 19, 2022 10:11 AM
> *To:* Mass Planners <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Subject:* [Massplanners] Land Acquisition Strategy
>
> Good Holiday Week Planners!
>
> Shrewsbury is looking to develop a land acquisition strategy.  Are any 
> of you aware of municipalities (in Massachusetts or nationwide) that 
> have a land acquisition strategy for anything like:
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> General Municipal Purposes
> Roadways
> Affordable Housing
> Economic Development
> Preservation
> - prevent development
> - habitat protection  (sustainable)
> - historic preservation (Prosperous)
> Open Space
> Active Recreation
> -Trails
> -Greenway
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> *Kristen D. Las, AICP*
> Assistant Town Manager
> Town of Shrewsbury
> 100 Maple Avenue
> Shrewsbury, MA 01545
> klas at shrewsburyma.gov
> 508-841-8508
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