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Mount Grace seeks conservation restriction to protect dog‑training land; Templeton commission gives support
Summary
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust presented a proposal to protect 47 acres used for dog training near the Swift River; the Templeton Conservation Commission unanimously supported the restriction and asked Mount Grace for annual monitoring reports.
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust asked the Town of Templeton Conservation Commission on March 16 to support a conservation restriction (CR) that would preserve roughly 47 acres owned by the Swift River Retrievers dog‑training operation.
Seth Kelly, Mount Grace’s community conservation program manager, told commissioners the restriction is intended to keep the property from development while allowing the owner to continue dog‑training activities. Kelly said the CR would conserve wetlands, contribute to floodplain protection and sustain training areas that otherwise could be subject to incompatible uses. The draft CR allows limited reserved rights (farm roads, trails, certain agricultural or forestry activities) and includes…
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