Duties and Goals of the Greenspace Advisory Board:

The duties and goals of the Greenspace Advisory Board include the following:

• preserve greenspace, natural beauty, wildlife habitats, historic buildings, and critical environmental areas
• plan for the acquisition and funding of greenspace, and its development
• coordinate with the Tree Commission and the Bicycle Committee on common issues
• review proposals and select appropriate locations for implementing greenways, coordinating them with existing and future facilities and recreation areas
• investigate ways to create greenspace along roads and major thoroughfares
• make roads and neighborhoods more pedestrian-friendly by recommending sidewalk development and traffic calming measures
• ensure that sidewalks can accommodate pedestrian and non-motorized vehicular traffic, and that they are coordinated appropriately with existing and future greenways and other greenspaces
• In accordance with the Mission Statement of the City of Auburn (adopted in 1995), the Greenspace Advisory Board encourages planned and managed growth as a means of developing an attractive built-in environment and protecting and conserving the City's natural resources.
• In accordance with the Growth Boundary Plan for the City of Auburn (released in March 2000), the Greenspace Advisory Board helps with the creation of neighborhoods that encourage walking and bicycling and aids in the preservation of greenspace, natural beauty, historic buildings, and critical environmental areas.  More recent information is available in the Auburn Land Use Plan (adopted by the City Council in October 2004) - information about greenways and greenspace can be seen in pp. 68-70 of Part III of this plan.  However, even though the Growth Boundary Plan is somewhat outdated, its principles still apply to the duties of the Greenspace Advisory Board today.

Terms that have been underlined are defined on the Definitions page.