The board approved acquiring two tracts totaling 28.55 acres on the western bank to preserve riverfront and prevent development near county training facilities; staff negotiated a $2,240,000 purchase, subject to due diligence and environmental testing.

The board voted 3–2 to allocate $1 million from the county tree fund as a match to a city and endowment purchase of roughly 25 acres off Greenville Loop Road for a park. Dissenting commissioners cited unanswered questions on wetlands mapping, a phase‑1 environmental study and the LLC seller's ownership.