OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND ACQUISITION EVALUATION FACTORS
Significant Physical or Natural Feature
- Farmland
- Designated critical environmental area
- Wooded area or area of significant or unique vegetation
- Buffer for freshwater or tidal wetlands
- Adjacent to tributary or open waterbody
- Adjacent to recreational resource
- Within deep flow aquifer recharge area
- Within special groundwater protection area
- Fish and wildlife habitat
- Area with threatened or special species of concern
- Scenic resource
- Significant historical or cultural landmark
- Adjacent to preserved land
- Other unique land form (Identify)
Natural Resource Value if Acquired
- Protects, enhances or restores outstanding physical or environmental characteristics, natural areas or scenic resources
- Improves or expands habitat conditions
- Enhances species protection
- Results in a measurable reduction in pollution
- Protects surface water and groundwater resources
Public Resources Value if Acquired
- Improves or expands public visual character
- Enhances community character and property values
- Improves or expands physical access
- Improves or expands open space and recreational opportunities
- Provides for new or improved environmental education activities or research
- Connects greenway or trail system
- Provides accessibility to future recreational areas
Area of Benefit
- Local Neighborhood
- Village/Hamlet
- City/Town-wide
- Regional/County
Supplemental Funding Sources Available
- Actual or potential Town/City/Village Funds
- Actual or potential New York State funds
- Actual or potential Federal funds
- Donation of development rights or conservation easements
- Other funding sources such as from foundations (Identify)
Potential for Acquisition
- Contact and some interest by owner to sell property or development rights
- Discussion with owner appears promising regarding sale of property of development rights
- Owner has agreed to sell property
Consistency with Plans
- City/Village/Town Master Plan
- Nassau County Open Space Plan
- New York State Open Space Plan
- Special Groundwater Protection Plan
- New York State Coastal Zone Management Plan
- Long Island Sound Study
- South Shore Estuary Reserve Plan
- Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Area
- North Shore Heritage Trail
- Regionally Important Natural Area
Level of Maintenance Required
- No or low maintenance
- Some/moderate maintenance
- High Maintenance
Maintenance Responsibility
- Nassau County
- Village/City/Town
- Private
- Requires no maintenance
Urgency
- Imminent threat of development
- Potential development in the near future
Note: In the evaluation process, consideration will also be given to other factors, among which are geographic location, urgency, timing or property acquisition and timing of project implementation. A list of properties/projects will be prepared for each program category after consideration of the evaluation factors described above, consistency with County policies and the requirements of the law which created the Environmental Program, and assessment of what combination of projects best meets the goal of the program.
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