BY MARY FINN
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will be getting one million dollars to use for land acquisition.
The money is part of $400 million in funding set aside by congress for Great Lakes restoration.
The funds will be used to expand the national lake shore, by acquiring private property around the park.
Tom Ulrich is the deputy superintendent for Sleeping Bear Dunes.
"A number of things have to be in place," said Ulrich. "They have to want to want to sell it, they have to be willing to sell it to the federal government to the park, they have to like the price that we're able to offer them from our government appraisal and then we have to have the funding in the land acquisition fund".
The park has already identified 15 properties available for purchase.
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will be getting one million dollars to use for land acquisition.
The money is part of $400 million in funding set aside by congress for Great Lakes restoration.
The funds will be used to expand the national lake shore, by acquiring private property around the park.
Tom Ulrich is the deputy superintendent for Sleeping Bear Dunes.
"A number of things have to be in place," said Ulrich. "They have to want to want to sell it, they have to be willing to sell it to the federal government to the park, they have to like the price that we're able to offer them from our government appraisal and then we have to have the funding in the land acquisition fund".
The park has already identified 15 properties available for purchase.
