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    1. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Presentation to Oregon Progress Board July 20, 2004

    3. Funding Acquisitions To meet 1,000 acres/biennium – requires funding $5-15 million Assume $5,000 to $15,000 per acre dependant on type of property and location Acquisition funding BY 99-01, 01-03 $4 million BY 03-05 $7 million BY 05-07 $7 million (request) Leveraged with grants and donations

    4. Acquisition Strategy Goal #1 in Parks and Recreation Commission strategy – Target 2014 Acquire properties that build upon the diversity and strength of our current system. Acquisition funding identified as an essential element of agency budget Commission adopted criteria to evaluate potential acquisitions List of properties of interest Opportunities

    5. Acquisitions Recent Hares Canyon – 1755 acres, Trades Thompsons Mills – 30 acres, $784,000 Luckiamute – 85 acres, $465,000 Ft Yamhill – 27 acres, $115,000 Future/Possible Banks – 0.67 acres, $275,000 Wyeth – 137 acres, $360,000 Beltz Farm – 380 acres, $TBD Succor Creek – 292 acres, $TBD

    6. Governor’s Park-a-Year Initiative Add a park, historic, scenic or natural area to the state park system each year (includes development for public use of existing properties) Negligible impact on achieving benchmark Park-a-year parks Hares Canyon – 1755 acres Ft Yamhill – minor development; open for public use; an existing property Thompsons Mills – 30 acres; already acquired; historic property; improvements to provide public access

    7. Modifying the Benchmark Issues Increasing population; Fixed land base; Increasing acquisition costs Options for consideration Include acreage acquired by other jurisdictions through OPRD grant programs Include acreage “reserved” through conservation easements ????

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