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Title: Funding Urban Conservation: A Study of Bothell’s Wayne Park
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: This research report was created to support the City of Bothell’s current decisionmaking process in the Wayne Park conversion project. In December 2017, the City of Bothell purchased Wayne Golf Course with the intention of converting the entire 89-acre property to a public city park1 . Bothell funded the purchase with the help of grants and a partnership with King County1,2. The city seeks to develop 4 acres within the front 9 portion of the Wayne Golf Course into an economic engine that will activate the land and offset costs associated with the purchase and maintenance of the 89-acre park. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic impact of the city’s purchase of Wayne Golf Course by answering the following research question: Will the conversion of Wayne Golf Course into a City Park have a positive impact on surrounding property values, thereby (partially) offsetting the cost of the project? The City of Bothell is a rapidly developing suburban city experiencing a population boom and this purchase draws attention to a greater question of how we fund conservation in rapidly developing areas. . .
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Authors: Deakins, Christin
Institution: University of Washington
Department: Policy Studies
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Degree: MA
Publisher Location: Seattle, WA
Pages: 26
Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS
Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Natural Resource Management, Other
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