The fund was initially reserved solely for open space land buys, but as of a vote last year, 20 percent of it can now be used for water quality projects. (easthamptonstar.com)
Our success would mean increasing the city's park and open space lands by 60 % when there was not enough money to «care and feed» the current inventory. (nwei.org)
Gov. Pat Quinn announced May 11 the Buffalo Grove Park District was among 45 park and recreation agencies receiving a portion of $ 15 million in grants from the Illinois Open Space Lands Acquisition Development program. (articles.chicagotribune.com)