COG voted to purchase the land, after discussing it in a closed session last week at the groupís regular meeting held in Fruit Heights.
The three parcels total nearly 22.3 acres, a portion of the land officials hope to preserve from development so it will be available when the Utah Department of Transportation can finish the Legacy Parkway.
But that isnít expected for another 15 years, and the price tag to preserve the corridor could be $100 million.
Right now COG has about $4 million to use as corridor preservation, which will last until matching funds from the state Legislature are no longer available.
Then, $2 million yearly from a $10 vehicle registration fee in Davis County will continue to fund the preservation efforts.
Additional funding from financially-strapped Davis County taxpayers may be hard to come by, because voters turned down a measure in 2007 that would have created a quarter-cent sales tax increase, which would have raised $2.5 million yearly for transportation and transit projects.
COG is looking to purchase several other parcels of land and are interested in hearing from other landowners along the proposed corridor in northwestern Davis County, who may be willing to sell their property.
Interested landowners may contact Davis County planner Scott Hess at 451-3279.
All land considered will be put through a scoring process to determine if it could be a part of the roadway.
mwilliams@davisclipper.com
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