Acquisition examples: to create a new ACQUISITION PARK to or provide a buffer for an existing ACQUISITION EXPAND PARK to provide a wildlife corridor ACQUISITION to provide a recreational/active transportation trail corridor that connects ACQUISITION neighborhoods to workplaces, schools, homes, and other recreational opportunities must result in a for the public within three years ACQUISITION NEW RECREATION OPPORTUNITY after the completion of the Only a phase that creates a fully-useable ACQUISITION. recreational opportunity must be completed and open to the public within three years after the completion of the ACQUISITION. In some cases, the property may not require at all within three ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT years after the Examples include: ACQUISITION. An existing fire or safety road in the property is in proper condition to be ACQUISITION readily useable as a trail or walking pathway. The property is adjacent to an existing and the EXPANSIONS: ACQUISITION PARK, purpose of the is to serve: ACQUISITION as a buffer to protect the of the for current and future o VIEWSHED PARK generations of visitors. In this case, enjoying the is a PARK VIEWSHED recreation opportunity for the visitors. PARK as a buffer to protect a wildlife corridor for current and future o generations, where visitors of the existing come to enjoy PARK watching wildlife. LWCF Application Procedural Guide
Acquisition examples: ACQUISITION to create a new PARK ACQUISITION to EXPAND or provide a buffer for an existing PARK ACQUISITION to provide a wildlife corridor ACQUISITION to provide a recreational/active transportation trail corridor that connects neighborhoods to workplaces, schools, homes, and other recreational opportunities ACQUISITION must result in a NEW RECREATION OPPORTUNITY for the public within three years after the completion of the ACQUISITION. Only a phase that creates a fully-useable recreational opportunity must be completed and open to the public within three years after the completion of the ACQUISITION. In some cases, the ACQUISITION property may not require DEVELOPMENT at all within three years after the ACQUISITION. Examples include: An existing fire or safety road in the ACQUISITION property is in proper condition to be readily useable as a trail or walking pathway. EXPANSIONS: The ACQUISITION property is adjacent to an existing PARK, and the purpose of the ACQUISITION is to serve: o as a buffer to protect the VIEWSHED of the PARK for current and future generations of PARK visitors. In this case, enjoying the VIEWSHED is a recreation opportunity for the PARK visitors. o as a buffer to protect a wildlife corridor for current and future generations, where visitors of the existing PARK come to enjoy watching wildlife. LWCF Application Procedural Guide