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Brentwood commission updates Nooney–Munger acquisition: retracement survey done, deed language refined
Summary
The commission reviewed progress toward acquiring the Nooney–Munger parcel, received a retracement-survey update, discussed warranty-deed language and closing timing, and approved payment for the survey.
The Brentwood Conservation Commission discussed progress on acquiring the Nooney–Munger property, reviewed a retracement-survey report, and agreed on next steps toward closing.
Commission chair Becky told members the town is "closing in on the date" to purchase the property and that the commission had taken steps to confirm boundary markers before closing. Commission members and volunteers performed brush-clearing and marker searches so the hired surveyor could complete a retracement survey.
Becky updated the group that the survey crew found markers, reset three pins that were missing (including one under South Road), and reported a marker found a few inches below the surface near a burned area. The surveyor provided a worksheet with notations; the chair said she will circulate the report to members who were involved in the preparatory work.
The commission discussed warranty-deed language. Becky said consultant Anna Boudreaux reviewed a draft paragraph and recommended balancing specificity and flexibility: more specific language can protect particular conservation values but risks becoming obsolete; broader wording tied to the town's open-space bond guidance may avoid future conflicts. Becky described proposed deed language that designates the parcel for conservation in perpetuity and references the open-space bond criteria, and said the draft would go to town counsel and then to the owners for review before scheduling a closing.
Members discussed practical management once the town owns the property: whether to post signs or install a post, whether to form a small subgroup to prepare a management plan for trails, parking and maintenance, and whether to provide the adjacent homeowners copies of the survey to clarify boundaries. Paul and other members were asked to work with town counsel to finalize warranty-deed text; Becky said she could not sign the deed because it was her last night as chair and the commission would need an authorized successor to sign on the commission's behalf.
The commission approved payment of the retracement-survey invoice (motion made and seconded during the meeting). Becky said part of the survey cost would be reimbursed by a previously applied-for transaction grant.
Commissioners discussed timing: earlier conversations with landowners had assumed a September–October closing window tied to bond financing, and Becky told the commission she had kept owners updated at each step. Members agreed to continue coordinating with town counsel, the landowners and the surveyor to schedule the closing.
Commissioners also discussed next steps for post-acquisition management planning, including volunteer monitoring, signage and outreach to adjacent homeowners.
