Does anyone have ordinance language on how municipalities are funding the purchase of open space?
RESPONSE #3a: Here is something from Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Open Space Plan (www.ci.burlington.vt.us/planning/osplan/master.html) RESPONSE #3b: Washtenaw County (SE Michigan) and Ann Arbor (in Washtenaw County) have passed millages for purchase of open space (outright and PDRs-purchase of development rights) and farmland.
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