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Committee backs Green Space contribution to North Widgeon acquisition, leverages state match
Summary
The Natural Resources Committee recommended county participation in a joint acquisition of North Widgeon/Widgeon Point, noting Green Space requested $250,000 and that the state conservation bank has committed matching funds; the committee voted unanimously to recommend the project.
Committee members considered a recommendation from Green Space and Rural and Critical Lands to participate in a fee‑simple acquisition of land identified as North Widgeon (Widgeon Point). Presenters described the property as adjacent to existing passive parkland and said the project would leverage a matching commitment from the South Carolina Conservation Bank.
A Green Space presenter described the county's early leadership in rural and critical lands programs and framed the North Widgeon acquisition as a continuation of that work. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the project; presenters said the county share being recommended from Green Space was $250,000 and that the state Conservation Bank had already committed an equivalent amount to the joint funding package.
