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Lakeville open-space committee flags assessor records, missing conservation restrictions and readies cross‑check of Chapter 61 list
Summary
Open Space Committee found assessor export lacked consistent marks for perpetual conservation restrictions and will cross-reference the town's Chapter 61 and 5‑acre lists; committee expects updated Chapter 61 list mid‑February and will follow up with assessors and town administrator.
The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Jan. 2 identified gaps and inconsistencies in the assessor’s property data used to compile the committee’s lists of protected land, conservation restrictions (CRs) and Chapter 61 parcels.
Committee members said the electronic file provided from the assessor’s map did not reliably show which parcels have conservation restrictions or agricultural preservation restrictions (APRs). Several committee members said large, protected properties that they know hold perpetual CRs or APRs do not appear as protected in the assessor‑derived list the committee received that day.
The committee decided to…
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