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Land Bank staff relay legal advice: shared tree/bamboo management OK, exclusive Sconset Trust work not fundable
Summary
Staff relayed an advisory opinion that the Land Bank can pay for work on its parcels and share costs when work crosses into Sconset Trust parcels, but cannot fund work exclusively on Trust land; commissioners agreed to share ongoing bamboo mowing where boundaries overlap.
Staff presented an advisory legal opinion from attorney Valerie Sweatt on whether the Land Bank may pay for improvements or maintenance on Sconset Trust property. The opinion, as described on the record, said the Land Bank may fund work that occurs on Land Bank property and may share expenses where work crosses both parcels, but that the Land Bank’s enabling act does not authorize paying for activity exclusively…
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