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Sheltering Palms asks town to release conservation easement; council orders inventory and site inspections before considering sale
Summary
Sheltering Palms offered to pay the town to remove a conservation easement on property it acquired in foreclosure; council declined to act on a single request and asked staff for an inventory and site inspections of all town-held conservation easements before considering any release.
Sheltering Palms' representative, Tony Flaim, told the Town Council on July 1 that the foundation acquired a property in foreclosure and later discovered a conservation easement on the parcel. The organization requested the town consider removing the easement in exchange for payment and proposed $150,000 as a starting point for discussion.
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