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County advances land‑acquisition ranking and readies special meeting to consider $3 million conservation purchase
Summary
Staff reviewed a new matrix for prioritizing Environmentally Sensitive Lands acquisitions and alerted commissioners that a $3 million state appropriation requires a February closing on a Radiant‑area parcel; the board scheduled a special meeting to consider the purchase.
County growth management staff asked commissioners on Feb. 10 to adopt a more structured ranking matrix for the Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) program and reviewed several high‑priority parcels, and later convened a special meeting to set a date to consider a $3 million purchase using a state appropriation.
Adam Domingo, growth management director, told the Land Acquisition Committee ranking discussion that staff had prepared a scoring matrix to prioritize fee and less‑than‑fee acquisitions by weighing primary and secondary objectives — including habitat connectivity, water‑resource protection, recreational value and development pressure. He told commissioners that an acquisition should meet at least three primary objectives to be an active priority.
Domingo said several parcels are under consideration in the county’s western wildlife corridor and the east side…
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