Open Lands Plan Update What's on your mind.....land acquisitions??? Question Title * 1. Going back to the purchase of the Anholtz Ranch in 1973 (that became Ford Park), and the adoption of the Real Estate Transfer Tax in 1979, the Town of Vail has a long history of acquiring land for a variety of public purposes. *Have these efforts benefitted the community? *Should they be continued? *Should the Town continue efforts to implement Recommended Actions from the 1994 Open Lands Plan? Question Title * 2. The 1994 Open Lands Plan identifies four primary reasons for the acquisition of lands – to protect environmentally sensitive lands from development, to establish open spaces and neighborhood buffers, for the development of recreation trails and to provide land for other public uses. *Are these four reasons valid today? *Which of these reasons are most important to you?*Are there other reasons for acquiring lands that the Town should consider? Question Title * 3. Recommended Actions from the 1994 Open Lands Plan focused on the acquisition of vacant, privately-owned land. The Town has also acquired developed lands as well, the old Wendy’s site, the Arosa “A frame” and Timber Ridge to name a few. In all instances these lands were re-purposed with new development. Should the Town consider the acquisition of developed, privately-owned land in order to further implement all the goals of this Plan? *If yes, what specific purposes do you feel would justify the purchase of developed land? Question Title * 4. Is it appropriate for the Town to consider the acquisition of land outside of the existing Town boundary in order to further implement the goals of this Plan? If not, why? If so, under what conditions or parameters? Next