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Brentwood conservation member warns evaluation form may favor farms over woodland, cites Great Bay nitrogen concerns
Summary
A departing Brentwood Conservation Commission member told the commission that a bond evaluation form appears to award points for active agriculture, which he says could conflict with his warrant article’s stated focus on wildlife habitat and with efforts to reduce nitrogen runoff into Great Bay.
Bob, a departing member of the Brentwood Conservation Commission, told the commission that an evaluation form tied to a proposed conservation bond appears to give “inordinate value” to actively farmed land and could undermine the warrant article’s stated focus on wildlife habitat.
Bob said he drafted the warrant article to conserve wildlife habitat and that he had “specifically left farms out of the discussion.” He told the commission he did not intend the bond to prioritize farmland preservation over other habitat types and that the form’s scoring — which he said appears to offer up to…
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