03-031CITY OF SHOREWOOD
is RESOLUTION NO. 03-031
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CONSERVATION OPEN SPACE PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD
WHEREAS, Shorewood is approximately 90 percent developed, real estate
values are rising steadily and the City has experienced considerable pressure for development of
the remaining open space in the community; and
WHEREAS, in 1998 the City formed an Ad Hoc Land Conservation Committee
charged with identifying land conservation tools, and establishing a process that would facilitate
the protection of open space in Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Committee's findings included a recommendation that a
conservation open space plan be developed for the City of Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, in June of 1999 the City established the Land Conservation and
Environment Committee (LCEC), one of the responsibilities of which, was to prepare a
conservation open space plan for the community; and
WHEREAS, the Shorewood Land Conservation and Environment Committee has
recommended a Conservation Open Space Plan for the City of Shorewood, dated March 2003;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
The Conservation Open Space Plan for the City of Shorewood, prepared by the Land
Conservation and Environment Committee is hereby accepted, and the recommendation
contained therein shall be taken into consideration in future open space planning and
capital improvement programming.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood this 14th day of April,
2003.
ATTEST: �00 LOVE, MAYOR
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