Explanation
BACKGROUND: Prairie Township is applying for a Clean Ohio Fund greenspace conservation funds (“Fund”) to purchase and permanently protect two parcels (010-259859 and 010-259860) for the Hellbranch Run Preserve. As part of the application, the Fund requires a resolution of support from any municipality affected by the land purchase. The parcels are currently within the corporate limits of the City of Columbus.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the timely filing of Prairie Township’s application to meet timelines established by the Clean Ohio Fund.
Fiscal Impact: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To support Prairie Township’s application to secure Clean Ohio Fund greenspace conservation funding to purchase and permanently protect the Hellbranch Run Preserve property in the City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, through the Ohio Public Works Commission, administers financial assistance for the acquisition of greenspace in perpetuity through the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund; and
WHEREAS, Prairie Township desires financial assistance under the Clean Ohio Program to purchase and protect in perpetuity two properties of approximately 56.8 total acres near the Hellbranch Run Preserve (parcels 010-259859 and 010-259860) (“Hellbranch Run Reserve Property”) located within the Big Darby Creek Watersheds and the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code 164.23 requires that an application for a conservation grant for land acquisition include a resolution supporting the project from the legislative authority of any municipality within which the property is located; and
WHEREAS, preservation of the Hellbranch Run Preserve Property protects 450 linear feet of Hellbranch Run in the Big Darby Creek Watersheds; and
WHEREAS, fee-simple acquisition and permanent conservation protection of the Hellbranch Run Preserve Property will fu...
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