Inside this issue:
Conference on the Economic Impacts of Preserving Open Space Lands – read the summary:
Welcome and Goals by Margot Zallen, Chair, PLAN Jeffco: “Some of the issues and concerns that we are going to hear about today date back to 1972 when we, PLAN Jeffco, were trying to convince the County Commissioners to put a tax increase on the ballot to raise funds to preserve open space lands. They were concerned about the effects of taking lands off the tax roles and other potential negative impacts to the county’s economy. We prepared a report for the commissioners, using the scanty data that existed at that time, which showed that positive economic benefits accrued …”
South Table Mountain Park Management Plan
