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Summit County's TDR program has protected sensitive lands and reinvested $4.5 million into open space, staff says
Summary
Jessica Forsyth told OSAC that Summit County's Transfer of Development Rights program has retired 100 development rights across about 2,000 acres, protected 19 wetland lots (about 10 acres), and returned approximately $4.5 million to open space acquisition; the program operates under an IGA with the Town of Breckenridge and has been most active in the Upper Blue Basin.
Jessica Forsyth, Open Space and Trails Senior Resource Specialist, presented an overview of Summit County's Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to the Open Space Advisory Council on July 2. Forsyth said the program moves density from areas less suitable for development to more appropriate receiving areas through an intergovernmental agreement…
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