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Committee recommends conservation easement on Bailey Nature Preserve with Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Summary
The committee voted to recommend that the county sign a conservation easement with the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy to protect the Bailey Nature Preserve in perpetuity, with carve-outs for limited park infrastructure.
Barry County commissioners at their July 15 Committee of the Whole meeting voted to recommend that the county sign a conservation easement on the Bailey Nature Preserve with the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy.
Dan Patton, parks staff, described the easement as the culmination of discussions that began during earlier negotiations over ownership of the preserve. Patton said the donor family asked that the property be protected regardless of future public ownership, and the easement is intended to preserve the…
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