Twice each month TPL’s Conservation Finance service publishes links to state and local conservation finance stories from around the nation. As always, TPL’s online LandVote database provides the best source of data on conservation finance measures since 1988.
Arizona
Bill tries to raid voter approved Growing Smarter fund
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California
Land access essential for public support of Sonoma County Ag Preservation District
Colorado
Eagle County open space tax discussed
50 years of land preservation celebrated in Colorado
Illinois
History of Forest Preserve Districts discussed
Iowa
Editorial praises Missouri soils sales tax, encourages Iowa to do the same
Massachusetts
Canton prepares for CPA vote on Tuesday
Freetown prepares for CPA vote on Monday
Canton selectmen vote to oppose CPA
CPA discussions advance in may Mass communities
Wayland considers cutting back CPA surcharge
Wayland citizen explains potential CPA rollback
Duxbury Town Meeting votes to trim CPA surcharge
Minnesota
Jurisdictions fight over Legacy funding
Missouri
St. Charles County voters, after legislative approval, may see sales tax for parks and trails
North Carolina
Cary considering bond for parks and transportation
Oregon
Bend may see parks bond this November
Pennsylvania
Bucks County presents economic case for open space
Corbett budget bad for the environment
Corbett seeks to raid conservation funds
Corbett budget would hurt farmland preservation
Utah
Salt Lake County examining $110M bond for park improvements
