Greenway Preservation Opportunity: 20 N. Middleton Ave.

There is a 1.75 acre parcel that is for sale in Palatine that is in near pristine natural condition and has the main branch of the Salt Creek flowing through it from north to south.

There are small to medium sized public parks located immediately to the north, south and west of the parcel, so acquiring and preserving this property would fill a gap and essentially create a greenway in an area where currently none exist.

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Existing Conditions

Purchase 20 N. Middleton Ave.

Combine 1102 W. Palatine with 20 N. Middleton Ave

Purchase West Town Buyers Group parcel

Welcome the community to explore their new natural area

Build trail underpass and accompanying path during future Palatine Road reconstruction

Sign as Palatine Greenway and integrate with the community

Methods of Land Conservation

While there are dozens of ways to preserve open space for the Palatine Greenway, limited resources make many methods of land acquisition difficult to implement in small and medium sized communities such as Palatine.

Below I highlight 2 methods that are commonly used in built up communities. Other common methods include subdivison land dedications, donations, conservation easements, and bidding on tax lien & mortgage foreclosures.

Full Acquisition (i.e., Fee Simple)

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Identify property for possible acquisition based on its ability to protect the stream corridor and construct a multi-use trail. Monitor its MLS status and take no action while it is not on the market.

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Once the property becomes for sale, a municipal, district, county or non-profit organization's board members instruct their legal counsel to contact the seller to negotiate a purchase price and prepare a purchase offer.

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The seller accepts the purchase offer and a closing date is set. On the closing date, the ownership of the property is transferred to the government or non-profit agency.

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Agency staff takes possession of the property and schedules scrapping and demolition of existing structures.

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The property becomes new public green space.

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Once enough contiguous parcels are assembled through the process, the green space can become a named park or have a greenway trail constructed upon it.

Partial Acquisition (i.e., Fee Simple + subdivision)

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Identify property for possible acquisition based on its ability to protect the stream corridor and construct a multi-use trail. Monitor its MLS status and take no action while it is not on the market.

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Once the property becomes for sale, a municipal, district, county or non-profit organization's board members instruct their legal counsel to contact the seller to negotiate a purchase price and prepare a purchase offer.

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The seller accepts the purchase offer and a closing date is set. On the closing date, the ownership of the property is transferred to the government or non-profit agency.

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Agency staff takes possession of the property, identify the portion of the property that should be converted to public open space, and schedules any necessary repairs to the existing structures.

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The property is subdivided and the home is sold off with the resulting proceeds covering most if not all of the original purchase price.

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The remaining portion of the property becomes new public green space.

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Once enough contiguous parcels are assembled through the process, a greenway trail can be constructed upon it.

Properties that have Greenway Potential

No.	PIN	Address & Redfin Link	Acquisition Type	MLS Status	Last Checked	Actions
1	02-16-410-004	40 N Middleton Ave 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
2	02-16-410-005	60 N Middleton Ave Palatine IL 60067	Full	Not For Sale	Monday, Sep 30, 2019
3	02-16-410-013	20 N Middleton Ave 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
4	AUCTION-Palatine	Palatine properties for Auction	Full	No parcels up for auction	Friday, Apr 2, 2021	Refresh Status Parcel up for Auction! No parcels up for auction Address: Submit
5	02-15-304-014	508 W Palatine Rd 60067	Full	Not For Sale	Friday, Apr 2, 2021	Check Status!
6	02-15-304-015	512 W Palatine Rd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
7	02-16-405-005	1170 W Wilson St 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
8	02-16-405-015	144 N Clyde Ave 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
9	02-16-405-017	1150 W Wilson St 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
10	02-16-406-004	145 N Clyde Ave 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
11	02-16-406-005	130 N Middleton Ave 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
12	02-21-201-006	1053 W Palatine Rd 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
13	02-21-203-013	5 N Quentin Rd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
14	02-21-203-014	801 W Palatine Rd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
15	02-21-203-019	801 W Palatine Rd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
16	02-22-201-064	43 S Cedar St 60067	Partial	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
17	02-22-216-002	177 S Smith St 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
18	02-22-404-041	210 Pleasant Hill Blvd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
19	02-22-406-068	278 W Illinois Ave 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
20	02-22-412-017	239 W Cheryl Ln 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
21	02-22-412-018	239 W Cheryl Ln 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
22	02-22-413-001	124 Pleasant Hill Blvd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!
23	02-22-414-001	125 Pleasant Hill Blvd 60067	Full	Status Unknown	Thursday, Jun 10, 2021	Check Status!