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Select Board considers new conservation revolving fund to hold $5,000 solar lease payment
Summary
Board and conservation commission discussed creating a dedicated revolving fund to receipt a $5,000 annual conservation payment from a landfill solar lease, clarifying accounting, bylaw amendments, and use for rapid conservation actions; Audubon provided $6,000 for wetland inspections related to a land swap.
The Hamlin Select Board on March 30 discussed a proposal to establish a second conservation revolving fund to collect an annual $5,000 payment generated by a solar lease on the town landfill. Brian and conservation commission representatives said the dedicated fund would place the money under the commission’s control and permit quicker spending for conservation opportunities without a separate appropriation each year.
A conservation commission speaker told the board the $5,000 payment has been handled inconsistently in the past and that…
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