Cincinnati Park Board adds nearly 60 acres

The Cincinnati Park Board has accepted additional acreage near Mount Airy Forest and near Rawson Woods.

The largest donation, from the Hamilton County Park District, includes 55.8 acres in three seperate areas (see map below):

* Between Kirby and Glenwood avenues
* Off of Colerain Avenue between Bahama and Hawaiian terraces
* Off of Colerain Avenue between Hawaiian Terrace and High Forest Lane

The City and county park boards cooperated in acquiring Clean Ohio funds with the intent of eventually having the acreage controlled and maintained by the City board.

These properties are part of a connected greenway of nature preserves envisioned in the Park Board's Centennial Master Plan.

Terms of the deed include a state restriction that it must only be used as greenspace, but that light recreational uses such as trails are acceptable.

In the event that the Park Board can no longer maintain them, control would revert to the county park district.


Rawson Woods

The Cincinnati Park Board also accepted the donation of 1.1 acres near Rawson Woods from Paul Pratt.

The site, at the end of Warren Avenue, will not be developed and will have no public access.

LABELLED GOOGLE AERIAL MAP: HCPD deeded
WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW: Rawson Woods (looking west)
GOOGLE AERIAL MAP: Rawson Woods