How We Can Protect Land Forever
Land can be taken out of development by using through
a number of tools.
Fee-simple acquisition programs that include protection against future elected officials changing the government's
priority for utilization of the land.
Easement acquisition programs such as Transfer and Purchase of Development Rights.
Comprehensive Land Use Plans that utilize urban service boundaries.
All of the above are temporary sprawl deterrents.
- They do not include protection against a change in the political will of the people to allow incremental
urbanization by annexing rural lands into the urban area or a change in the government's priority for utilization of the land.
SCL Community Land Conservancies will help provide permanent
protection.
- Community Land Conservancies have the power to enforce easements, covenants
and deed restrictions and will effectively engage the broad community in the identification, acquisition, and maintenance
of the Greenway so as to keep it's protection a top priority for elected officials.
WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAS A WILL - THE COMMUNITY HAS A WAY!
