|
|
Green Space Facts and Figures
- The U.S
Census reported Brentwood’s 2000 population at 23,698, and
estimated the 2005 population at 32,456 people. Brentwood's population is projected to grow to
over 45,000 by 2020. Increased
population will decrease green space and increase costs of infra-structure.
- The population
growth projections in the original Brentwood 2020 Plan have
been exceeded, and build-out is now anticipated by 2016
rather than 2020.
- Within the past five
years, the City annexed land that has added five square
miles and approximately 2,400 new residents into the
incorporated City limits. The current area of corporate
Brentwood is approximately 41 square miles. The area that is
outside the City limits but currently within Brentwood’s
Urban Growth Boundary is approximately 7 square miles.
- There are currently 525+ acres of publicly owned parkland and greenways in Brentwood, including
over nine miles of trails.
- The
Brentwood 2020 Plan Update showed that residents ranked
Growth Management as their number one priority.
- In 2006, 81%
of the City of Brentwood survey respondents also thought
that the Preservation of the City’s “Remaining Farms and
Other Large Open Space Tracts” should be a “Mid to High
Priority” for Brentwood.
- City funds
dedicated to the purpose of preserving green space will make
it more likely that federal, state and county sources of
funding can be accessed.
- Conclusion: The open space you see today is already zoned residential. If we do not act
now to preserve Brentwood's unique rural character for our children and grandchildren, our green space will be
gone forever.
|
|