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Commission recommends county council approve Night Tract conservation purchase
Summary
Dorchester County conservation commission voted unanimously to recommend county council approve a Lowcountry Land Trust request for county funding to acquire the 267-acre Night Tract, pending due diligence and outside funding decisions; commissioners also discussed a separate UTI/UTC track funding reduction and a May submission timeline.
The Dorchester County Conservation and Greenbelt Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend that Dorchester County Council approve a Lowcountry Land Trust application to acquire the 267-acre Night Tract, a wetland and bottomland forest property off U.S. Highway 178 southeast of Harleyville.
The recommendation, made after a site visit and an executive session, seeks county contribution of $1,450,000 plus $30,000 for transaction costs toward a Lowcountry Land Trust purchase contract of $2,250,000. Lowcountry Land Trust staff told the commission the property was listed at $2,675,000 and that their contract requires due diligence and financing to be completed by July 3, with a potential closing about 60 days later in September.
The Night Tract lies along Walnut Branch and Coldwater Branch and borders large protected areas including Brosnan Forest and conservation easements adjacent to the tract. Lowcountry Land Trust representatives and county parks staff emphasized the site's…
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