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Open Lands advisory committee approves $250,000 ESAP contribution for 835‑acre ‘Your Ranch’ acquisition
Summary
The Eastern Summit County Agriculture Preservation and Open Lands Advisory Committee voted to approve up to $250,000 (1% of the acquisition) from ESAP funds to help leverage Summit County’s option to buy an 835‑acre parcel known as “Your Ranch,” preserving meadow grazing, water rights and wildlife habitat.
The Eastern Summit County Agriculture Preservation and Open Lands Advisory Committee approved using up to $250,000 from the Open Lands ESAP fund to help Summit County complete an option agreement to acquire an 835‑acre parcel referred to in the meeting as “Your Ranch,” a county presenter said.
The committee’s action followed a presentation from a Summit County representative who described the property as comprising meadow north of State Road 248 and upland parcels to the west and south. The presenter said the county entered an option agreement with the landowning family and used $5,000,000 from the OSAC bond as a down payment to secure the purchase option.
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