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County members back county-funded purchases to preserve 330 acres in Bethlehem and Gilderland (as transcribed)
Summary
Members approved a motion to authorize county funding—recorded as $150,000 to a local land conservancy and $210,000 to the town of Bethlehem—to preserve about 330 acres across two parcels; items 2 and 3 were tabled and previous minutes were approved.
Speaker 2, not otherwise identified, told the meeting the proposal is a partnership using county land-preservation funds placed in this and last year’s budgets. “So it's a $150,000 going to the Moa Custom, Land Conservancy for a piece of property, in the town of Gilliland, and then, 210,000 going to the town of Bethlehem for, a piece of property there, for a total of 330 acres of land preservation,” Speaker 2 said.
The presiding member (Speaker 1) voiced support for the plan, saying it aligns with the county’s open-space priorities and praising the co-funding approach that leverages multiple sources. Speaker 1 also noted that he and a colleague helped put the fund together and welcomed the chance to start moving on purchases.
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