The County of Rockland Office of Real Property Tax Services is requesting quotes to provide Fair Market Appraisals of the properties detailed below for possible acquisition purposes. An offer of just compensation must be established based on a recent independently prepared appraisal document that estimates the fair market value of the property. The completed appraisal will be subject to a Review Appraisal in accordance with the Uniform Act and 49 CFR § 24.104.
It shall be the policy of the County of Rockland to preserve open space, to protect its environment and, especially, its beauty.
Open space consists of land and water that is beheld as "open." Recognized only in a context, open space is distinguished as much by its surroundings as by its size. It can provide beauty, recreation, a sense of history or a place favoring natural processes. It may qualify as open space solely as a segment of a larger open space system. Land that has been built upon may also qualify, provided the structures support open space aims or will be adapted to support them or shall be removed.
Because open space must be an important element in Rockland’s development, Rockland County will acquire open space properties that will best enhance its residents’ quality of life, to be preserved for public use and dedicated as parkland or otherwise enduringly protected.
These acquisitions will be land and water with significant natural beauty, ecological importance, watershed attributes, agricultural value, historical integrity, or other community benefit potential. These open space acquisitions may also have such collateral proprietary uses as farming, timber forest, cemetery, or recreation. It is with this in mind that these properties are being appraised.
