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Confusion over ownership delays programming for Torrington food forest at 5 Points; conservation commission proposes pruning workshop and site walk
Summary
Commissioners learned 5 Points has disputed ownership of the university‑adjacent food forest at 5 Points, discussed pruning and harvest events, and planned site visits to assess tree health and maintenance needs.
Members of the Torrington Conservation Commission discussed next steps for the community food forest planted near the former Yukon campus and at Bowman/Goldman Gardens after staff reported that 5 Points questioned whether it owns the land where the plantings sit.
Assistant city planner Nate Nardi Cyrus said records and the city assessor’s deed indicate the parcel was transferred in a complex transaction when the former Yukon campus changed…
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