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Ordinance No. 23-45 Amending Budget Ordinance No. 23-65 (2024 Budget Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental Appropriation to the Trails, Open Space and Parks Fund in the Amount of $875,000 to complete the Acquisition of approximately to 2.54 Acres of Property, identified as the Red Rock Canyon Open Space Extension, for the Purpose of Public Open Space and Trails
Presenter:
Britt Haley, Director, Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Department
Lonna Thelen, Program Manager, Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Program
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Program
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Summary:
This Supplemental Appropriation request provides the opportunity for the TOPS program to make a strategic acquisition of approximately 2.54 acres of property. This property is located at the northwest corner of Gold Camp Rd and 26th Street. This purchase would preserve this property within the TOPS program and protect the property from future private development.
Background:
The 2014 Park System Master Plan ("Master Plan") shows the 2.54-acre parcel adjacent to the White Acres property and notes it as part of the open space/special resource area/greenway. Due to the small size of the parcel it is not clearly identified as candidate open space; however, the acquisition of parcels adjacent to existing open spaces is supported as one of the goals of the Parks System Master Plan - Filling in the Gaps in the Open Space Network. If acquired, the site would be protected from future private development and could assist in maintaining connections between open space areas and protecting wildlife corridor movement.
The property is located at 1680 S. 26th Street and consists of 2.54-acre parcel with a single-family residence and garage (built in 1955). The property was once part of the larger property grouping known as the White Acres property. This larger White Acres property was owned by Bethany Baptist Church and consisted o...
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