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Tribal leaders and town partners ask legislature to waive conservation restriction on Fenn Farm purchase
Summary
Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Stockbridge Munsee tribal president asked the committee to support H.4648 to remove a required conservation restriction tied to an MVP grant so the Stockbridge Munsee can steward the 372‑acre Fenn Farm near Monument Mountain under indigenous land management practices.
Representative Davis and representatives of the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Stockbridge Munsee Nation requested a favorable report on House 46 48, legislation that would remove the statutory requirement for a conservation restriction tied to a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant used by the tribe to acquire Fenn Farm in Stockbridge.
What proponents said: The Stockbridge Munsee community purchased the 372‑acre property at the base of…
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