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Supervisors discuss standardizing county approach to conservation easements
Summary
Coconino County staff presented a review of conservation easements on county and private lands and proposed tools including a guiding principles checklist and a county easement template to standardize when and how the county accepts or pursues easements.
The Board of Supervisors discussed a proposed framework Tuesday for how Coconino County should handle conservation easements — voluntary legal agreements that limit development to preserve habitat, open space and scenic views.
Parks and Recreation Director Cynthia Nemeth told the board easements currently come to the county in a piecemeal fashion and outlined possible tools to make the process more consistent, including a county easement template, guiding principles to help staff and commissioners determine whether to accept an easement, and a stewardship fee to…
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