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Committee backs due diligence and asks council to consider $6M reimbursable grant for Chelsea conservation deal
Summary
The Natural Resources Committee approved due diligence on two Green Space Program applications and, by amendment, asked county council to consider a reimbursable $6 million grant to support a Nature Conservancy/Open Land Trust conservation easement for the Chelsea property; the committee voted unanimously to forward the matter to council.
Beaufort County’s Natural Resources Committee approved due diligence for two Green Space Program applications — the Sea Island Parkway tract and the Chelsea tract — and amended its recommendation to ask county council to consider a reimbursable grant of $6 million to reduce debt for the conservation purchase of the Chelsea property.
Committee members discussed using a reimbursable grant so the Nature Conservancy or an open‑land trust could carry acquisition financing while…
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