RE: Tucson, AR and Orange Co, CA

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

The idea of civic-minded group or individual purchasing the developments 
rights to property that needs to stay open/green space is not a new 
concept or one that only Easterners understand.

The Nature Conservancy and a host of others have done this nationwide 
(and in Latah County--at Idler's Rest, just north of Moscow).

Also, there is a local conservancy organization which has arranged 
several such "deals" that have kept key properties from development.  
Katrina Berman's land off Styner Avenue is now part of the Paradise 
Creek linear park because of the Palouse Land Trust.

For more info on the Palouse Land Trust, contact John Norton, Moscow 
attorney 882-5169.  I'm sure they could use help and encouragement.

BL

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>>"Sierra Club calls urban sprawl 'inescapable'", is a CNN feature at:
>>
>>http://www.cnn.com/US/9809/09/sprawl.environment.ap/
>
>Here is an idea that Easterners have kicked around a little, and I 
would
>like for local residents to also consider.  This comes under the rubric 
of
>saving a community's rural or down-home nature.
>
>When dealing with real estate, certain considerations can be bought and
>sold independently of the overall ownership.  For instance, you can own 
a
>piece of property, and sell the mineral rights to another person, while
>retaining the general title to the land.  This could also be done with
>"development rights."  If people in Moscow could raise money, they 
could
>purchase development rights from farmers and other rural land owners.  
This
>would give the farmers extra money, they would retain title to their 
lands
>while lowering their taxes, and they would be free to sell their land.
>However, a developer could not buy the land and "develop" it (build 
lots of
>housing).  The land could be sold for farming or other uses.  This 
could
>ensure that there is always plenty of open space for the pleasure of
>residents and animals.
>
>Any thoughts on this?
>
>
>Robert Hoffmann                      115 N. Jackson St., Suite D
>Alt-Escape Adventures                Moscow, ID  83843  USA
>http://www.alt-escape.com            Phone: (208) 883-0642
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