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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

Colorado
El Paso County parks tax measure scrubbed

Conservation finance links, 6/15

June 15, 2011

Photo: Tom Arthur/Wikipedia Commons

Alabama
Forever Wild back in voters’ hands

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

Laguna

Initiative needed to finish greenbelt

Connecticut
State considers real estate conveyance tax for open space

and more

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, 6/1

June 1, 2011

Residents promote Oregon's successful Proposition 76 last November

California
In support of the Laguna Beach open space initiative

Funding Sacramento parks

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, 1/15

January 18, 2011

Votomatic - National Museum of American Histor/Wikipedia Commons

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, 1/3

January 3, 2011

California
Analysis of property rights and public access to open space
Concerns arise over talks of San Francisco park privatization

Colorado
After election day victory, property in Snowmass Village protected
Routt County PDR program delivers as promised

Georgia
Municipality suing DeKalb County for $7M of voter approved park funds

New Jersey
Lawmakers vow to end abuse of farmland tax credits

New York
Article on New York’s High Line Park and who pays for it

Ohio
Warren County may look at 2011 o and m levy

Pennsylvania
Township allows open space tax to sunset

South Carolina
Federal tax credit worries stymied local land trusts
Will 2011 be the year for the Three Rivers Greenway?

Texas
Update on Texas environmental legislative activities

Tags:California, Colorado, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas
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Conservation finance links, 11/30

November 30, 2010

Votomatic - National Museum of American Histor/Wikipedia Commons

Arizona
Pima County may need bond vote for open space parcel
Economy preventing Pima County bond election

California
Despite pledges to spend on habitat, ’04 San Diego County sales tax has not met goals
Future of $20M Truckee park bond remains uncertain

Colorado
Article on Boulder land policies
Boulder County begins spending newly approved open space revenue

Massachusetts
Saugus to revisit CPA

Montana
Lewis and Clark County authorizes first funding from 2008 open space bond

New Jersey
Pineland mayors ask state to restore PILOT open space funding

New York
Audit shows Southampton mispent CPF funds

Pennsylvania
New report details economic benefits in Southeast PA
More on new report
And more

Ohio
After two park tax losses in 2010, Licking County PD should be evaluated

Oklahoma
Nice profile of land trust that teamed with TPL on easement acquisition

Rhode Island
Successful branding helped statewide open space bond measure

South Carolina
Dorchester County sets hearing on open space bond authorization

Texas
With another park bond on the way, Dallas park board chief sets goals for city parks

Tags:Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas
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Conservation finance links, November 15

November 15, 2010

Twice each month TPL’s Conservation Finance service publishes links to state and local conservation finance stories from around the nation. This first posting after the election, includes stories on some of the measures voters faced on November 2. Of the 35 measures on last-week’s ballots, 28 were approved, generating more than $2 billion in new conservation funding. As always, TPL’s online LandVote database provides the best source of data on conservation finance measures since 1988.

Colorado
Boulder County continues to hold slim lead
Lawmakers approve conservation easement review

Iowa
Despite statewide trust fund success, GOP leaders do not plan on increasing sales tax

Massachusetts
Middleboro CPA to be delayed until next summer
More on Middleboro CPA
State is buying land at a rate of 54 acres a day
Sunderland one of 4 communities to approve CPA on election day

Michigan
Meridian Township renews open space tax

Minnesota
Public access to open space a key question in Washington County

Missouri
Columbia voters approve parks sales tax

New Jersey
Southern NJ gaining farms while losing farmland
Old Bridge Township voters end open space tax after 10 years

South Carolina
Despite overwhelming support Dorchester County open space bond may be delayed

Texas
Dallas preparing new parks bond package

Utah
Snyderville Basin voters overwhelmingly approve open space bond
West Valley voters reject open space bond

Washington
Sustaining Seattle parks during tight budgets

Wisconsin
Iowa success leads the way for Wisconsin conservation funding