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Conservation commission approves purchase agreement for 139 acres off Manning Hill Road
Summary
On Jan. 7 the Winchester Conservation Commission approved a purchase agreement to acquire 139 acres off Manning Hill Road (Map 2 Lot 35) following a public hearing; the commission vote was 6-0 and the Selectboard had opened and closed the hearing earlier in the meeting.
The Winchester Conservation Commission voted Jan. 7 to approve a purchase agreement for 139 acres located off Manning Hill Road (Map 2 Lot 35) after a public hearing held at Winchester Town Hall.
Conservation Chair Mim Johnson moved to approve the purchase agreement; Natalie Quevedo seconded and the motion carried 6-0 among Conservation Commission members. Earlier in the meeting Selectman Ben Kilanski read the public hearing notice and Selectman Jack Marsh moved to open the hearing; Selectman Herbert C. Stephens seconded and the board’s vote to open—and later to close—the hearing recorded as carrying 5-0.
The commission’s approval completes the local decision-making step recorded in the public minutes; the meeting record does not specify funding sources, purchase price, closing timeline or any conditions attached to the agreement. The commission adjourned after the vote.
The item arose on the Selectboard agenda under a noticed public hearing on Jan. 7; the minutes list the parcel by tax map reference (Map 2 Lot 35). No statements in the record identify the seller, the final purchase price, or a funding mechanism for the acquisition.
Next steps listed in the minutes are limited to the Conservation Commission’s recorded approval; the minutes do not document subsequent Selectboard votes to authorize expenditure, nor do they reference conservation easements, grant awards or outside approvals.
