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Blacksburg council approves transfer and easement to protect Brush Mountain parcels
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 21-07 to accept Stonecutters Hollow and convey a perpetual open-space easement to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation in partnership with the New River Land Trust, preserving roughly 770 acres of Brush Mountain acquisitions and adding trails to the town’s system.
The Blacksburg Town Council voted to accept a set of Brush Mountain parcels and to convey a perpetual open-space easement to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a measure staff said preserves natural character while allowing public trails and limited recreational access.
Staff described three parcels the town and New River Land Trust have acquired since about 2018 — McDonald Hollow, Stonecutters Hollow and a third Brush…
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