Working to Preserve Open Space and Rural Land; and Create a Network of Trails, Bikeways and Greenways in the Pikes Peak Region
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Open Space PreservationReturn to the Open Space index of topics Latest news and status of current open space projects (Corral Bluffs, TOPS Sales Tax Extension, Union Meadows.) Learn more about current projects or open space. Airport Open Space, Blodgett, High Chaparral, Stratton, Bluestem Prairie, Austin Bluffs open spaces. Candidate areas. Many Pikes Peak area municipalities and both counties have identified lands worthy of preservation in their open space plans. Identification of an area as a candidate area does not mean it will be necessarily preserved. Many factors have to be considered before a parcel might be preserved: need, public support, funding, availability, timing and usage are just a few. Open space Conservation Methods. There are a number of ways to preserve open space: fee simple purchase, donation, dedication, conservation easement, purchase/ transfer of development rights, lease with option to buy, leases and management agreements, purchase and leaseback, limited or joint venture development, options and rights-of-first refusal, undivided interests, remainder interests, conservation investors, exchange and installment sales. Return to the Open Space index of topics
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