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Conservation Finance Links, 1/15

January 18, 2012

Twice each month The Trust for Public Land’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.

California
More on potential Laguna Beach parcel tax

Organizations partner to protect land in the Sierra Nevada

Colorado
Louisville looking at November open space sales tax renewal

A look at San Miguel County open space tax and program

Massachusetts
State makes largest land purchase in nearly a century

Michigan
Opinion piece on Ann Arbor Greenbelt

New Jersey
Ocean City recommended to buy more open space

North Dakota
Groups push state constitutional amendment for land conservation

Ohio
Conflict of interest concern with Granville open space program

Editorial on land trusts in Ohio

Oregon
Editorial on more access to Portland Metro parks

Sherwood looking at similar Tigard bond measure

Pennsylvania
Franklin County group forms to protect open space

Tennessee
Grundy County officials express concern at growing recreation areas

Texas
San Antonio proposing park projects for May bond referendum

Project list begins to form for Austin bond measure

Utah
Asking price on parcel likely too high for open space bond in Park City

Washington
Kitsap County sees open space and trails as boost to economy

Tags:California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington
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Conservation finance links, 7/15

July 15, 2011

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.

California
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District faces funding shortage
Truckee park and rec bond tabled
Parks group drops tax effort for now in El Paso County

Maine
LMF funds about to run dry in Maine

Massachusetts
Nice article on conservation in Mass; discusses CPA

New Jersey
Little Falls voters to see open space tax on November ballot

North Carolina
Cumberland County looking at 2012 parks bond

South Carolina
Legislature overrides cuts to Conservation Bank

Texas
Travis County finalizing project list for November bond vote

Washington
No parks vote in Wenatchee this year

Tags:California, conservation funding, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Washington
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Conservation finance links, 7/5

July 5, 2011

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.

Colorado
El Paso County parks tax measure scrubbed

More on El Paso County

Connecticut
Glastonbury to place another open space bond on November ballot

Delaware
Budget earmarks $20M for farmland and open space preservation

Georgia
Dunwoody puts final touches on November park bonds

More on Dunwoody

Massachusetts
Agawam decides to keep CPA

Michigan
Farmers scramble to enroll in state farmland preservation program

Mississippi
Southaven to vote on parks tax in October

New Jersey
Wyckoff finalizes open space question for November

Haddonfield open space renewal question for November ballot

Open space tax continuation debated in River Edge

More on River Edge

Moorestown mayor responds to those who say open space funds are being mispent

Moorestown resident rebuts mayor

Pennsylvania
PA Congressman supports federal conservation tax credits

Land preservation rooted in bad economy

Re-funding Growing Greener

South Carolina
With passage of bond, Dorchester County park dreams are taking shape

Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept takes on huge budget cuts

Utah
Salt Lake Countytables park bond until next year

Washington
Wenatchee looking at November park tax

More on Wenatchee

Conservation successes in Washington budget

Tags:Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington
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Conservation finance links, 6/15

June 15, 2011

Photo: Tom Arthur/Wikipedia Commons

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.

Alabama
Forever Wild back in voters’ hands

California
More on Laguna Beach open space initiative(Great letters to the editor)

Initiative needed to finish greenbelt

Connecticut
State considers real estate conveyance tax for open space

Lawmakers table conveyance tax plan

Florida
Governor dooms large land deal

Massachusetts
Brimfield voters, once again, reject CPA

New Jersey
Local groups at odds over open space tax distribution

Township may consider open space tax

Green Acres bill advances

Township will not suspend open space tax

Letter to the editor: Let voters decide on reducing open space tax

Green Acres Program turns fifty

Pennsylvania
Shales bills may collide with budget

Growing Greener forum held

Debate pits natural areas vs. farmland

State almost out of open space funding

Texas
Parks facing deep budget cuts

Travis County cuts $400M from potential bond request

Utah
Salt Lake County considers park bondbut faces resistance

Tags:Alabama, California, Connecticut, conservation funding, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
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Conservation finance links, 5/15

May 16, 2011

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.

Alabama
Senate approves Forever Wild reauthorization bill

California
Sacramento County to consider park district funded by sales tax

Colorado
El Paso County voters hope for sales tax for parks o and m

Delaware
State enjoys unexpected new revenue, looks to spend on open space

Florida
Hernando County officials continue to raid open space funds

Georgia
Dunwoody Councilcontinues to discuss November parks bond

Maryland
Land prices down, but so are open space funds

Massachusetts
Pelham becomes first CPA passage in 2011

New Jersey
Little Falls Township considers open space tax

Group looks to protect Moorsetown open space tax

Wyckoff Township places open space tax extension on November ballot

Cumberland County planners get final open space plan

Pennsylvania
Lehigh County candidates talk open space funding

Tags:Alabama, California, Colorado, conservation funding, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
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Conservation finance links, 3/15

April 15, 2011

Vermont town selectman voting, 1940 - Photo: Marion Post Wolcott

Twice each month TPL’s Conservation Finance service publishes links to state and local conservation finance stories from around the nation. In addition to helping states and communities organize and pass conservation finance measures, the service operates TPL’s LandVote^TM database of all such measures since 1988.

Colorado
Boulder officials dealing with growing number of people using their open spaces

Illinois
Kane County voters approve more open space funding

Maryland
State conservation funding in limbo

Massachusetts
Somerset considers CPA

Pelham becomes first CPA referendum in 2011

Easton tries to roll back CPA

Lexington voters reject CPA roll back

North Attleboro may revisit CPA

Minnesota
House and Senate begin debating outdoor spending

Mississippi
Senate approves Southaven parks tax, now goes to voters

Officials try and divide up Legacy Amendment funds

Ohio
Ohio may be dealing with loss of nature preserves due to budget cuts

Texas
Citizens group looking and projects for November Travis County bond

Tags:Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas
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Conservation finance links, 3/31

March 31, 2011

Residents promote Oregon's successful Proposition 76 last November

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.

California
Truckee resumes park bond discussions

Marin County still considering open space tax

Illinois
Kane County prepares for next weeks open space bond

Massachusetts
Somerset, yet another community looking at the costs and benefits of adopting CPA

Mississippi
House approves 1-cent tax for parks in Southaven

Pennsylvania
State severance tax discussed for local infrastructure and open space

Meeting is held in SE Pennsylvania to understand the economic benefits of open space

Rhode Island
$4M in state open space bondfunding approved

Tags:California, conservation funding, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
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Conservation finance links, 3/15

March 15, 2011

Photo: Tom Arthur/Wikipedia Commons

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.

Florida
Celebrating Florida’s last frontier

Georgia
Cobb County to vote on SPLOST today. Good analysis of local measures in Georgia

Illinois
Kane County official says now is the time to expand as they prepare for April referendum

Massachusetts
Canton considers Community Preservation Act

Freetown as well

Lexington could see CPA tax reduction on spring ballot

Michigan
Audit finds Grand Rapids falling behind similar Midwest cities in parks

Nebraska
Tax check-off helps wildlife and habitat conservation

New Hampshire
Hollis voters reject diversion of open space funds

New Jersey
As municipalities prepare budgets, many arelowering open space taxes

Green Acres program celebrates 50 years

Towns that conduct revaluations end up paying more in open space taxes

New York
Clarence seeks to extend land preservation program

Riverhead CPF revenues down, acquisitions face bleak future

Pennsylvania
Most of Bucks County open space bond funds remain unspent

Northampton County farmland program nets nearly $6M for 2011

South Carolina
Charleston County to borrow up to $30M for park acquisitions and projects

Washington
Seattle parks in peril

Tags:Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington
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Conservation finance links, 1/15

January 18, 2011

Votomatic - National Museum of American Histor/Wikipedia Commons

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.

Climate Change
Reports lists top 10 ecosystems most threatened by climate change

Illinois
Kane County places $30M open space bond on April ballot
more here

Massachusetts
Analysis of Community Preservation Act 10 years on
More
and more

New Jersey
Township considers open space tax
New survey shows Cumberland County residents would support open space tax increase
Funding threatened for NJ open space payment in lieu of taxes program

Texas
Travis County looking at November bond which includes open space funding

Virginia
Governor outlines open space, farmland and forestry initiatives for 2011

Tags:Climate Change, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia
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Conservation finance links, 12/15

December 15, 2010

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.

California
Truckee seeking input on $20M bond
East Bay parks and conservation groups look to take advantage of land prices
Editorial endorses Sacramento parks assessment

Colorado
Greeley quality of life sales tax dwindling

Connecticut
Outgoing Gov. dispenses millions for open space and farms

Massachusetts
Provincetown discusses land bank repeal

Montana
Montana Legacy Project completes final phase
Wyss provides $35M to conservation efforts

New Jersey
Township becomes part of growing list to expand use of open space tax to cover o and m

New York
New York releases new report on state parks funding
Report found here
Scarsdale tables potential open space funding referendum

North Carolina
Mecklenburg County parks add millions in value according to TPL study

Oregon
Tigard wants ideas on bond spending

Pennsylvania
Monroe County Commissioners considering ending Parks and Rec Commission

Washington
Interesting article on Tax Increment Financing, Sprawl, and Urbanism
TIF Primer
Audit shows State Parks Commission wasted millions

Tags:California, Colorado, Connecticut, conservation funding, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington
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