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13-R-76
0 A RESOLUTION
Increasing the Percentage of Funds for Development
and Redevelopment of Open Space in Allocations made
by the State of Illinois Conservation Department
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund of the
Federal Government's Bureau of'Outdoor Recreation
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Conservation Department serves as the
administering agency for the Land and Water Conservation Fund of the..Federal
Government's Bureau of Outdoor Recreation; and
WHEREAS, it has been the policy of the State of Illinois Department of
Conservation to allocate a major portion of these funds to local governments for
land acquisition purposes only; and
WHEREAS, there is renewed discussion by local officials throughout the
State of Illinois, as well as among staff members of the State of .Illinois
Conservation Department, about how highly desirable it would be to designate
a greater portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund for development or
0 redevelopment of open space; and
WHEREAS, it would be particularly relevant in "urban areas" to have an
increased opportunity to apply for and to receive funding for development
purposes, since the cost of acquiring new lands in such areas is often
prohibitive and/or would necessitate the removal of needed, existing housing
stock; and
WHEREAS, in some situations a local unit of government might envision
the redevelopment of existing open space to be of higher priority than the
acquisition of new lands;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, urges officials of the State of Illinois Con-
servation Department, and the duly elected members of the Illinois General
Assembly, to effect necessary policy changes to increase the percentage of
,unding available to local units of government for land development from the
_and and Water Conservation Fund of the Federal Government's Bureau of Outdoor
Zecreation.
/s/ EdRar Vanneman Jr.
Mayor
ATTEST
Jsl Maurice F . Brown
0 y Clerk
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