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7. IMPLEMENTING THE RECIONAL ?ANK SYST'cM <br />Currently, local mnsent is required to acquire Iand cor most of the regionai <br />park sites. In some instances and for various reasons, zunieipalitias have <br />•eithneid eonsent and thus stopoed the acquisiticn of land identified as�needed � <br />for ehe regional park system. In som� cases, c-is �as resul.ed in substantial � <br />redueiion of recreationai benefit, particularly where a park spans two or more .... <br />municipai boundaries and iand has been aequired in one municipaliiy, but the other �� <br />municipality has withheld consent. . . � <br />The Council should consider a policy thac addressas this pro6iem and provides <br />a fair and equitable solution. <br />a. <br />THE CAPITAI IMPROVEMENT ?AOGRAM �. <br />The Metreqotitan Parks Act raquiros that the Counci; prepare a capiCal improve- <br />ment program `or tHe regional park system. To da[e, che Councii�fias preoa�qd � <br />:fie orogran�by eonsiderina [he reauests of ;he irole^enting agencizs, mgettier with �� <br />che sYS:anw�i?e eerseec:ive o� the Commission anc the par<s and ocen space 3�.3f?. <br />�e praduc: has oecome a capitai inprovemen; crcgrar for regional oark Eoilars, <br />iuc no: necessarily �or tbe overail regional carx sysiem. Tnis�is because some� ��� <br />imp�l�ementing agencies are inves:ing other caoi:al *unCs in ehe parks Chat they��� � <br />nave e�ither�raised Iocaliy or received through c.her grant programs. Some.of- <br />these investrenCS have been made before a master pian �Has adopted by the.Councii�.. <br />Other invescments were used to implement projac:;�inctuded in an approved msSter <br />�lan ehac were noC progremmed for Punding chrcugn the Council's capitai improve- <br />ment program. � � . <br />3. CONVEASION�OF �ARKLANO � � _. . <br />7wo Cuestioee rnyarding use of undeveloped land zcquir_d 'or regianal parks � <br />should be addressed. - <br />(1) �Shoul�d Che orocedure c!+e. Cooncii nas adovted. covenina'Che inter�i.r <br />� use or�..undevelooed.re;ionai�park;ands.:e inCerporeted in::�the ooli:ev <br />�tan? <br />,� (2) .I�s ?o�i�icv..1�8 �in� ehe �.currant.bol icv .olan �_overni�no.�tOnversion af�.� . <br />``�' undevelooeC oarklands adecuate? ��� � � <br />