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Commission considers expanding forestry capital reserve to cover conservation-land stewardship
Summary
A departing commissioner proposed broadening the town's forestry capital reserve to include stewardship costs for conservation properties (Split Rock, Stevens, town forest near the school); members asked for legal review and noted existing fund language is vague and mentions timber harvesting as a possible use.
Commission members debated whether the town's forestry capital reserve should be expanded to cover stewardship and maintenance costs for conservation lands.
Patrick, speaking as the departing member of the conservation commission, formally raised the idea and said properties such as Split Rock, the Stevens parcel and the town forest near the school are used regularly and may need ongoing maintenance. He proposed either adding…
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