768-Acre Finley Road Ranch – photo credit: Michael Reeves
The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors authorized entering into an option agreement to purchase the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property.
The property is one of the largest remaining pristine but unprotected open space landscapes adjacent to Mount Diablo State Park. It is located on the southern flank of the park at the mouth of Riggs Canyon, which extends deep into the park and the adjacent Morgan Territory Regional Preserve.
The proposed acquisition by the Park District would secure a site for the eventual development of a staging area at the entrance to the canyon, greatly improving recreational access into this relatively remote area that is laced with an extensive trail network.
The Park District paid $200,000 for the option to purchase the property, which may be acquired for $11.4 million.
Save Mount Diablo has also contributed $50,000 of its own funds to help with the cost of the initial option payment.
The district has until November 22, 2022, to exercise the purchase option, but may extend the option through March 24, 2023, for an additional $200,000 payment.
I hope when they purchase this land it will stay pristine as it is for hikers horse riders,concord is a concrete jungle now stop builiding!!!