Council debates open‑space role, small‑parcel funding and greenbelt rollback tax options
COSAC presented program history, mapping and application scoring; council requested policy guidance on three tiers of county involvement (funding partner vs. perpetual easement holder), municipal co‑matching for small urban parcels, and possible uses for HB 237 greenbelt rollback taxes while directing the Ordinance and Policy Committee to vet greenbelt tax proposals.
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At the June 9 COSAC workshop (materials included in the June 23 packet), COSAC Chair Chris Sands summarized the open space program launched after a citizen‑approved bond in November 2022. Sands said over ~30 months the committee processed more than 20 potential projects representing over 2,000 acres and described a two‑round application and scoring process for conservation and trail projects.
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