Duties and Goals
Duties and Goals

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 and critical environmental areas.
  • Plan for the acquisition and funding of greenspace and its development
  • 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 ensure that sidewalks can accommodate pedestrian     
    and non-motorized vehicular traffic, and that they are coordinated appropriately with existing and future greenways and greenspace. 
  • 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.

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