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Greenway
Acquisition
The
City of Atlanta Greenway Acquisition Project is a $25 million program
to acquire and protect properties adjacent to selected rivers and creeks
within the Metro Atlanta area. Once acquired, these properties (Greenway
Properties) will forever be maintained in a natural, undisturbed state.
Community & Environmental Benefits
The conservation of Greenway Properties will protect water quality in
rivers and streams and will also protect animal habitats, plant habitats,
and wetlands along Metro Atlanta rivers and streams. In addition, land
adjacent to the waterways will be protected from erosion, flood damage,
and clear-cutting.
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How
You Can Participate
The City of Atlanta is encouraging targeted property owners to either
donate or sell a conservation easement to the City. A conservation easement
is a voluntary, legal agreement between a property owner and the easement
holder (in this case, the City of Atlanta) to permanently restrict the
type and amount of development that may take place on the property. The
easement can cover an area as small as 100 feet wide along a stream, or
the entire property.
A conservation easement does not require the property owner to give up
ownership of the property, does not automatically grant public access,
and does not give the holder of the easement any additional rights other
than those negotiated in the conservation easement document. The value
of the conservation easement will be determined by a certified appraiser.
For more information on conservation easements, contact your City of Atlanta
Greenway Acquisition Project representative, or check the Georgia Land
Trust Service Center website at www.gepinstitute.com.
Click here to
visit the City
of Atlanta Greenway Acquisition Project website.
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Mayor Shirley Franklin recently joined Watershed Management officials to celebrate the completion of the Greenway Acquisition Project, a major Consent Decree milestone under the Clean Water Atlanta program. Under the $25 million program, Atlanta has acquired nearly 2,000 acres of greenways - defined as natural land bordering waterways - inside the city limits and in jurisdictions throughout the metro area. Click here to go to Video On Demand (VOD) webpage to watch the news conference.
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