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    <p>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.  <br>
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    <p>Here are links to more details:</p>
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      <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.crestedbutte-co.gov/index.asp?SEC=C1DB51A4-DDEE-4DB4-B12C-8C3F2AAE2CB0">https://www.crestedbutte-co.gov/index.asp?SEC=C1DB51A4-DDEE-4DB4-B12C-8C3F2AAE2CB0</a></p>
      <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.landscope.org/article/CO/1percent_for_open_space/1/">http://www.landscope.org/article/CO/1percent_for_open_space/1/</a></p>
      <p>                                                    ---Bonnie<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/20/2022 4:10 PM, Schreiber,
      Gideon via MassPlanners wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">There is the Boulder County and Boulder, CO
          strategy for open space acquisition and protection.  Here is
          the county page:
          <a
href="https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/acquisitions/#:~:text=Boulder%20County%20acquires%20property%20for,exchange%20for%20land%20use%20approvals."
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            Open Space Acquisitions - Boulder County</a> and here is the
          City’s plan: <a
href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021-01/osmp-acquisition-plan-update-2013-2019.pdf"
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            Open Space Mountain Parks Acquisition Update 2013-2019
            (bouldercolorado.gov)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Gideon Schreiber,
              AICP, Assistant Director of Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Community Development
              & Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">City of Watertown,
              149 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">(617) 972-6417 then
              press 1 and then 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">When responding,
                please be aware that the Massachusetts Secretary of
                State has determined that most email is public record
                and therefore cannot be kept confidential.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners
            <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org"><massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org></a>
            <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristen Las via MassPlanners<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 19, 2022 10:11 AM<br>
            <b>To:</b> Mass Planners <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org"><massplanners@masscptc.org></a><br>
            <b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Land Acquisition Strategy<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">Good Holiday Week Planners!<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">General Municipal Purposes <br>
            Roadways<br>
            Affordable Housing<br>
            Economic Development<br>
            Preservation<br>
            - prevent development<br>
            - habitat protection  (sustainable)<br>
            - historic preservation (Prosperous)<br>
            Open Space<br>
            Active Recreation<br>
            -Trails<br>
            -Greenway<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kristen D. Las, AICP</b><br>
                        Assistant Town Manager<br>
                        Town of Shrewsbury<br>
                        100 Maple Avenue<br>
                        Shrewsbury, MA 01545<br>
                        <a href="mailto:klas@shrewsburyma.gov"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">klas@shrewsburyma.gov</a><br>
                        508-841-8508<o:p></o:p></p>
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