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Needham commission backs $800,000 plan to buy 10 acres adjacent to Ridge Hill
Summary
The Needham Conservation Commission on Feb. 26 recommended that town meeting approve up to $800,000 for a roughly 10-acre Cartwright Road parcel abutting Ridge Hill; the commission authorized $500,000 from the conservation fund and will seek $300,000 from Community Preservation Act funds.
The Needham Conservation Commission voted Feb. 26 to recommend that town meeting approve purchasing about 10 acres on Cartwright Road to add to the Ridge Hill Reservation, endorsing the purchase-and-sale agreement the select board signed earlier this week.
Town Manager Katie King told commissioners the select board had executed a purchase-and-sale agreement to acquire an approximately 10-acre parcel for $800,000. ‘‘Of the $800,000, $500,000 is to be spent…
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