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Conservation group seeks $147,500 county subsidy to buy 65-acre parcel near Culver Lake
Summary
A conservation foundation told Sussex County commissioners it has secured most grant funding to buy a 65-acre property that includes headwater streams feeding Culver Lake and requested a $147,500 county contribution; commissioners did not vote and asked for full application materials.
Rick Ferrucci, president of the Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation, told the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 26 that his organization is seeking county support to complete the purchase of a 65-acre parcel that includes wetlands and a stream that feeds into Culver (Coler/Colburn in transcript) Lake.
The foundation has secured grant funding but is asking the county to subsidize the remaining balance of $147,500, Ferrucci said. He described the property as “a 65 acre parcel that we are purchasing” and said the land contains wetlands and uplands at the headwaters of…
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