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Bristol Council approves $380,000 purchase to add 6 acres to Hoppers/Birch Pond Preserve
Summary
The Bristol City Council voted unanimously to purchase a 6‑acre parcel (Map 60, Lot 15) adjacent to the Hoppers/Birch Pond Preserve for $380,000, referring appropriation to the Board of Finance and saying the acquisition will be funded from the Land Capital Reserve Fund.
Bristol’s city council voted unanimously to buy a privately owned 6‑acre parcel adjacent to the Hoppers/Birch Pond Preserve for $380,000, a move the mayor said will expand protected open space without increasing taxes.
Mayor Ellen Sapo Sasu told the council the parcel — identified as Map 60, Lot 15 — can be purchased from existing land capital reserve funds so the acquisition would not affect the city’s mill rate. “We have worked, internally and with the owner of this lot for…
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