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Sprague approves purchase of 235-acre Baldwin Watson parcel with state open-space grant
Summary
The Town of Sprague approved acquiring about 235 acres at 241 Pautipaug Hill Road for roughly $295,000, with a State of Connecticut open-space grant covering all but about $18,000; the town will grant an open-space easement to the state. The motion passed after a procedural vote and recorded opposition.
The Town of Sprague voted Sept. 24 to acquire about 235 acres of land from the Estate of Susie M. Baldwin Watson at 241 Pautipaug Hill Road for approximately $295,000, with the State of Connecticut open-space grant covering all but roughly $18,000 of the purchase price.
Donald Boushee moved the acquisition and Wilfred Zinavage seconded. After discussion, Claude Pellegrino moved to vote on the question; that procedural motion passed by more than a two-thirds voice vote. The acquisition motion then passed by voice vote; the transcript records three votes in opposition and one abstention.
The resolution authorizes the town to accept open-space grant funding and, in consideration of that funding, to grant the State of Connecticut an open-space easement covering the property. The parcel was described in the motion as consisting of about 235 acres and located at 241 Pautipaug Hill Road.
The meeting record does not identify the exact timing for closing or any contingency conditions; the First Selectman was authorized generally to sign any necessary documents. The item drew the most substantive discussion of the evening, prompting a procedural motion to take an immediate vote and a recorded count of opposition and abstention noted in the minutes.
Next steps will be completing the acquisition paperwork and the conveyance of an easement to the state as required by the open-space grant terms.
