Benefits of Open Space
Green space protection provides many benefits to the overall Granville Community. The benefits include:
Protecting the rural character of the community
- Protecting natural environments
- Improving air and water quality
- Ensuring that residents have access to countryside, with consequent educational and recreational opportunities in perpetuity
- Providing walking areas close to the village
- Maintaining habitats for wild plants and animals
- Preserving farmland
- Protecting community boundaries from over-development with housing which would put additional pressure on Granville’s community resources
- Protecting or enhancing property values throughout the community
Benefits to property owners include the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program which purchases agricultural easements from interested Ohio farmland owners.
