Sentences with phrase «to preserve open space»

Some have donated golf course land to nature trusts and local parks, taking a tax break in return for preserving the open space.

George S. Lucas, CRS, GRI [RE / MAX, Harbor Country, Union Pier, Mich.] Lucas is board president of Chikaming Open Lands, which preserves open space in Berrien County, Mich., including the Lake Michigan shoreline.

The Short Version: For more than a century, The Trustees of Reservations has been preserving the open spaces of Massachusetts... (read more)

They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations - led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities.

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Preserve, April 21, Rutherford: In 1968, Napa Valley Vintners and others in the community preserved open space by enacting the nation's first Agriculture Preserve.

The money is part of the Illinois FIRST program that includes preserving open space.

Thanks in large part to a son's persistence, a Far North Side beach has been named after a community activist who helped preserve open space along the lake in Rogers Park.

Kathy Gleason is a founding member of the Concord Naval Weapons Station Neighborhood Alliance, an organization dedicated to preserving open space at the former naval base.

In his address, the president proposed a «livability agenda» that would provide $ 1 billion in federal support to communities that encourage beneficial development while preserving open space and easing traffic congestion.

To maximally preserve open space in the bedroom owners decided not to hide in the pipe wall, but instead a new functionality to it; this way it was turned into a clothes rack.

Recipient Merits — For the FPDCC's innovative partnership with the city of Chicago and the Chicago Park District to create CitySpace — a visionary project dedicated to developing a comprehensive plan for creating and preserving open space in Chicago.

The Short Version: For more than a century, The Trustees of Reservations has been preserving the open spaces of... (read more)

The Mokena Park Board, which bought the 115 - acre site to preserve the working farm area, preserve open space and add recreational opportunities, first sought to annex the land into the village.

«It behooves us to look to preserve open space,» Ald.

Preserving open space, connecting children to nature through education and hands - on experiences, and promoting a sense of ownership among residents for parks, conservation and environmental stewardship.

The stated intention of buying the farm was to preserve open space, provide the community with more recreational land and showcase a remnant of the region's farming history.

In April 1999, voters passed a referendum proposal that allowed the district to buy two parcels totaling 178 acres to preserve open space, protect wetland and watershed areas, and create a green buffer between Crystal Lake and surrounding communities.

The Park District's interest follows a trend by other northwest suburban districts, such as Schaumburg and Dundee, which have acquired golf courses to preserve open space.

«It's a wonderful opportunity to preserve an open space and restore a prairie woodland for our children and further generations.»

The continued preservation of Mass Audubon's extensive conservation land in Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, including 8,000 acres owned and nearly 1,500 additional acres of conservation restrictions, through which we collaborate with cities and other land owners to preserve open space.

The tax watchdog group Barrington Enlightened Taxpayers Association endorsed the measure because of the Park District's financial track record and the area's need to preserve open space.

In the future, the district expects to continue land acquisition to preserve open space and expand parks in the highly developed village.

There's no set plan for what will eventually occupy that block, but Tom Dee, president of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation, says he'd like to see something like residential, office and retail space to help create a neighborhood feel, yet preserve open space.

The Hudson Valley scored a win when it comes to preserving open space.

I believe that the provisions of the Zoning Law that preserve open space, natural resources and clean water are sound.

Mr. Gabrielsen believes the East End's biggest issue is preserving open space and farmers are the key to that goal.

This racing extends the productive careers of Thoroughbred racehorses, preserves open space, and raises tens of thousands of dollars for worthy charities each year.

Preserving open spaces, ensuring clean air and water, protecting wildlife and maintaining the diversity of species for the benefit of future generations was, to be sure, important to the early conservationists.

«It is important that we continue to preserve open space in our town.

He was previously elected to the Santa Barbara City Council in 2003, where he led the successful effort to ensure that 34 percent of the city's energy would come from renewable sources by 2012, while also fighting to preserve open space, keep oil wells out of coastal waters, and expand public transit to reduce traffic and pollution.

Selling it off to real estate interests could hinder efforts to preserve open space and unique natural areas.

He notes that although Massachusetts residents nearly voted the state's income tax out of existence at the polls in November 2002, many of those same voters agreed to a 3 - percent levy on their own property tax bills to bankroll measures that preserve open space in their communities.

Principles — provides a mission statement for smart growth, listing goals such as preserving open space, farmland, and critical environmental areas; providing a variety of transportation choices; taking advantage of compact building design; and ensuring predictable, fair, and cost effective development decisions.

The grant program is focused on projects that will have a bigger impact on a community by building gathering spots; creating destinations; bringing life to downtowns; and preserving open spaces.

The seller maximizes the dollars in her pocket and the preserved open space becomes an asset for the entire community to enjoy.

Many of those shuttered courses were built on land proscribed from redevelopment by local zoning codes seeking to preserve open space — or, as with Ahwatukee, by deed restrictions intended to protect homeowners who had paid a premium to live near a golf course.

There are many facets of smart growth, from diversifying housing options to preserving open space for communal gathering and rezoning for mix - use buildings, noted instructor John Rosshirt, GRI, CRS, of Stanberry & Associates in Austin, Texas.