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Greenbelt staff present program statistics and timeline for goals review tied to green infrastructure plan
Summary
Greenbelt staff reported program totals, introduced a new team member and outlined a timeline for a technical advisory committee meeting and recommendations to revise the program's goals after integrating a county green infrastructure plan.
Greenbelt program staff briefed the advisory board that the program has processed 234 approved projects to date with a reported total acres protected and funding statistics available on the program's public dashboard.
Staff introduced Shelby Marincashu as the Greenbelt program's new Greenbelt specialist; she will focus on monitoring and compliance at program properties, staff said.
Program statistics and status: Staff presented snapshot figures from the public dashboard, including a tally of approved projects (reported as 234), aggregate acres protected (reported in the meeting as 26,170), total funds awarded (reported as $169,700,000), and an average cost per acre reported as $6,001. Staff also reported that match provided to date was reported as $235,700,000 and cited overall urban and rural funding balances: roughly $16,000,000 remaining in the rural allocation and about $7,200,000 available for urban projects, totaling about $23,200,000 on hand.
Goals review and green infrastructure plan: Staff said the Greenbelt technical advisory committee work will resume after staff incorporates data from a county green infrastructure plan. The county received a grant to prepare that plan and consultants have delivered interim mapping showing habitat cores and potential corridors. Staff said they anticipate another technical advisory meeting in January, after which the committee will return recommendations to the board in February.
Why it matters: Staff said the integrated model will inform proposed changes to Greenbelt program goals (originally established in 2006), identify high‑priority habitat cores and corridors, and guide future project prioritization and public‑access targets.
Next steps: Staff indicated materials and the public dashboard links will be circulated to advisory members and that a fuller report will be returned in January or February. Staff also flagged the county's parallel transportation sales tax outreach (discussed separately) and encouraged board members to review the consultant presentation posted to the County's YouTube page for background.
