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Property owner asks Planning Board to unmerge lots tied to conservation easement; board seeks legal review
Summary
A landowner asked the Planning Board to unmerge three merged lots, citing possible conflicts with a 2011 conservation easement covering two larger lots; board members asked the Select Board and town attorney to review documents and records.
A letter from landowner Sandy Eccard arrived late and requested that several farm lots previously merged be unmerged because the merger may conflict with an existing conservation easement.
J. Schwartz summarized the history: in 2011 a conservation easement covered two of the farm’s lots totaling about 141 acres, and in 2012 the farm voluntarily merged those two larger lots with a 5.5-acre abutting town-owned lot that had been taken for taxes. The town’s offer to the farm reportedly included conditions that the newly acquired lot be merged and protected, and paperwork related to that sale and the Planning Board’s 2012 request should be in the town archives.
Board members suggested consulting NHMA and the town attorney. N. Schwartz said she had copies of paperwork and gave them to Caffrey; Cashorali said NHMA advised consulting the town attorney. Piatt asked that the matter remain on the agenda and suggested the Select Board take the lead on resolving the deed/condition questions.
No formal decision was made; the board agreed to collect archival documents and seek legal guidance before taking further action.
