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Tamworth conservation group seeks town OK to pursue two donated easements on Bunker Hill Road
Summary
The Tamworth Conservation Commission reported landowners Nelson O'Brien and Juna Veil are offering two conservation easements—one roughly 32–34 acres and one about 20 acres—near Jackman Pond and asked the select board whether to proceed with drafting easement documents; transaction costs would come from the town conservation fund.
The Tamworth Conservation Commission told the select board on Sept. 23 that landowners Nelson O'Brien and Juna Veil have offered to donate conservation easements on two adjacent parcels on Bunker Hill Road and asked the board whether it is likely to support moving forward with drafting and the paperwork.
A conservation commission member told the board the parcels sit near a bend in Bunker Hill Road and together form part of a north–south wildlife corridor that links larger conserved lands and feeds streams that run into Jackman Pond. One parcel includes a power-line right-of-way; the commission recommended including that corridor in the easement so the protections remain if the utility later abandons the right-of-way. The commission representative said the larger parcel would have a roughly 1.5-acre house-lot…
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