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Committee approves transfer of 0.37 acre to New Ipswich after cemetery encroachment; settlement totals $38,000
Summary
The Long Range Capital Planning & Utilization Committee approved a transfer of 0.37 acre of state land to the Town of New Ipswich to resolve an encroachment of graves onto a Souhegan River flood control site; the parties agreed to a $38,000 settlement addressing purchase and impacts to future drainage work.
The Long Range Capital Planning & Utilization Committee voted to authorize the Department of Environmental Services to transfer 0.37 acre of state‑owned land to the Town of New Ipswich to resolve an accidental expansion of plots from Smithville Cemetery onto state property at the Souhegan flood control site.
Corey Clark, chief engineer at the Dam Bureau for the Department of Environmental Services,…
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