Mayor Mote urges conservation easements, coordination among developers for Willard open space
Mayor Mote told the planning commission that agricultural conservation easements can preserve rural character and recommended third-party easement holders; commissioners pressed for clearer development-agreement language and engineering coordination to improve retention/park connectivity among adjacent subdivisions.
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Mayor Mote led an extended discussion Nov. 26 about the role of open space and conservation easements in upcoming subdivisions in Willard, urging the commission to use deed restrictions to preserve agricultural land and to require that water rights stay with preserved parcels.
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