Attachment D
Conservation Values from Six Rounds of ACE Applications (FY 2000-2006)
First year applicant pool (FY 2000-01):
· 11 initial applicants
· acquired easements on 4 properties
· 2/4 properties have “tourism” value
· protected 1,045 acres
· eliminated 102 development lots
· protected 502 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· 2/4 properties in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
· 1/4 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· protected 4,050 feet along a scenic highway/entrance corridor
· 1/4 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 4/4 are working family farms
Second year applicant pool (FY 2001-02):
· 8 initial applicants
· acquired easements on 5 properties
· 2/5 properties have “tourism” value
· protected 1,157 acres
· eliminated 39 development lots
· protected 284 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· 2/4 properties in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
· 1/4 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· protected 93 acres of mountaintop
· protected 1,118 feet along a scenic highway/entrance corridor
· 3/5 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 2/5 are working family farms
Third year applicant pool (FY 2002-03):
· 8 applicants
· acquired easements on 5 properties
· 4/5 properties have “tourism” value
· protected 910 acres
· eliminated 65 development lots
· protected 86 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· 3/5 properties in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
· 4/5 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· protected 133 acres of mountaintop
· 1/5 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 4/5 are working family farms
Fourth year applicant pool (FY 2003-04):
· 8 initial applicants
· acquired easements on 2 properties
· 2/2 properties have “tourism” value
· protected 647 acres
· eliminated 38 development lots
· protected 443 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· protected 60 acres of mountaintop
· 15,300 feet of streamside protected by riparian forest buffers
· 2/2 are working family farms
Fifth year applicant pool (FY 2004-05):
· 10 initial applicants
· hope to acquire easements on 6 properties
· 3/6 properties have “tourism” value
· protect 1,110 acres
· eliminate 66 development lots
· protect 763 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· protect 10,294 along a scenic highway/entrance corridor
· 29,065 feet of streamside protected by riparian forest buffers
· 2/6 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· 2/6 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 3/6 are working family farms
Sixth year applicant pool (FY 2005-06):
· 8 applicants
· hope to acquire easements on 5 properties
· 3/5 properties have “tourism” value
· protect 609 acres
· eliminate 44 development lots
· protect 349 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· protect 1,134 feet along a scenic highway/entrance corridor
· protected 133 acres of mountaintop
· 5,800 feet of streamside protected by riparian forest buffers
· 2/5 properties in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
· 4/5 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· 2/5 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 3/5 are working family farms
Summary of Six Rounds of ACE Applicants (FY 2000-06):
· 53 applicants
· hope to acquire easements on 27 properties (16/27 are already acquired)
· 16/27 properties have “tourism” value
· protect 5,478 acres
· eliminate 354 development lots
· protect 2,429 acres of “prime” farm and forestland
· protect 16,596 feet along a scenic highway/entrance corridor
· protect 286 acres of mountaintop
· 50,165 feet of streamside protected by riparian forest buffers
· 8/27 properties in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District
· 13/27 properties adjoin land protected by easement
· 9/27 lie in the watershed of a drinking supply reservoir
· 18/27 are working family farms