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City seeks Community Preservation and state land-grant funds to protect Brooks Dairy Farm near Nelson Place School
Summary
The City of Worcester and Greater Worcester Land Trust are pursuing Community Preservation Act funding and a state land grant to acquire and conserve about 28 acres (a 7.9-acre parcel plus a proposed conservation restriction on adjacent land) known as Brooks Dairy Farm, citing watershed and neighborhood access benefits.
City staff and the Greater Worcester Land Trust on May 19 told the Worcester Conservation Commission they are pursuing Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds and a state land grant to acquire a 7.9-acre parcel known as Brooks Dairy Farm and secure a conservation restriction on roughly 20 adjacent acres.
Why it matters: The acquisition would protect land in the Mill Brook / Indian Lake watershed, preserve forested and wetland areas, and create potential passive recreation and…
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