Select Board declines to endorse stateplan for Snake Mountain timber-rights acquisition after public questions
State land-acquisition staff sought Addison's support to buy timber rights and three parcels at Snake Mountain to protect endangered bats; the town pressed for trail, parking, and tax-impact details and ultimately voted not to endorse the proposal as presented (5-1).
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The Select Board heard a presentation from the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife seeking local support for a two-part acquisition at Snake Mountain: three fee-simple parcels and the purchase of timber rights where those rights are held by a private company.
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